Fishing at Rescue Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, this is Rescue Lake. It sits at 469 metres above sea level. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Thunder Bay District are larger. Shuniah Township is the closest place, 18 km off. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 35 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Rescue Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Rescue Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -18°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Rescue Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Timmus Lake is 2.3 km off. Ask locally about Rescue Lake if anything is unclear.