Skerrett Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Thunder Bay District end of Ontario holds Skerrett Lake. It sits in northern bush. Surface area is around 92 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The outline measures near 7.2 km, so local knowledge counts. For supplies, Greenstone is 36 km out. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 191 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Skerrett Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Thunder Bay District: 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 Skerrett Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -18°C for January. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Skerrett Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. 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. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try McCluskey Lake, 1.9 km away. What applies at Skerrett Lake may have changed since it was mapped.