Rhumly Lake in Thunder Bay District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Ontario, Rhumly Lake falls inside Thunder Bay District. Elevation runs to 360 metres. At about 20 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The margin runs to about 5.0 km in total. The nearest place of any size is Schreiber, 15 km away. For a city, Thunder Bay is 167 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Rhumly Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Rhumly Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 16°C in July. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Rhumly Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Fog Lake, 1 km out. Treat access at Rhumly Lake as something to verify.