Rockyshore Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Rockyshore Lake, in Thunder Bay District. It stands 321 metres above sea level. It measures some 3.52 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The shoreline runs to about 27 km, far more than one trip can cover. Few waters listed in Thunder Bay District are bigger. For supplies, Longlac is 11 km out. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 249 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Rockyshore Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Rockyshore Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Rockyshore Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Hollowrock Lake at 2.8 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Rockyshore Lake may have changed since it was mapped.