Robin Lake Fishing near Atikokan, Ontario

• Overview

  Robin Lake lies in Rainy River District, in Ontario. This is lake country bush country. With some 77 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Some 8.8 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Atikokan is the closest place, 32 km off. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 196 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Robin Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Rainy River District records list northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Robin Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -17°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan any trip to Robin Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lynx Lake is 1.3 km distant. Treat access at Robin Lake as something to verify.