Robbie Lake Fishing near Schreiber, Ontario

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District end of Ontario holds Robbie Lake. The ground around here is northern bush. Surface area is around 17 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 4.4 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Schreiber at 12 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 162 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Robbie Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Robbie Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Robbie Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Hub Lake is 2.2 km off. Confirm access to Robbie Lake locally before you travel.