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

• Overview

  Sandhill Lake sits within Thunder Bay District in Ontario. Height above sea level is 325 metres. About 10 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Around 2.0 km of margin, front to back. On size it sits at the modest end of our Thunder Bay District list. Nearest town is Greenstone, 51 km off. It is 244 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Sandhill Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. 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. Sandhill Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -20°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Sandhill Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Sprig Lake, 1.9 km away. Treat Sandhill Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.