Fishing at Sitting Woman Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Thunder Bay District, Ontario, you have Sitting Woman Lake. Elevation runs to 302 metres. Roughly 50 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The outline measures near 5.1 km, so local knowledge counts. The nearest town is Longlac, 27 km away. After that come Geraldton at 57 km and Greenstone at 72 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Sitting Woman Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Sitting Woman Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Sitting Woman Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. O'Meara Lake at 3.2 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Sitting Woman Lake if anything is unclear.