Scott Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Scott Lake is one of the Thunder Bay District listings for Ontario. It sits at 549 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 13 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 2.0 km, small enough to learn in a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. Grand Marais lies 48 km from the water. Then Neebing, 66 km, and Parkdale, 78 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Scott Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Thunder Bay District names cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Scott Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Scott Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Iron Range Lake is 1.8 km distant. The position on Scott Lake is worth confirming on the day.