Selwyn Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Selwyn Lake is an Ontario water. The bank is 439 metres above sea level. Around 10.46 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. Around 57 km of margin, so directions matter more than a general plan. Size puts it in the front rank of our Thunder Bay District list. Supplies mean a trip to Ignace, 56 km off. Atikokan lies 95 km off, Sioux Lookout another 103 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Selwyn Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Thunder Bay District list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The near bank of Selwyn Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -20°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Selwyn Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Byril Lake is 3.7 km distant. The position on Selwyn Lake is worth confirming on the day.