Schnob Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Schnob Lake is one of the Thunder Bay District waters in Ontario. Land around it is taiga. Roughly 24 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 3.4 km in total. Greenstone sits 51 km from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Geraldton (67 km) and Nipigon (80 km). Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Schnob Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Work Schnob Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -20°C to 16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Schnob Lake.

• 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 is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Murray Lake, 2.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Schnob Lake before loading the car.