Fishing Sky Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Sky Lake sits in Thunder Bay District, out in Ontario. The land about it is spruce and muskeg. With some 81 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 3.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Head to Hornepayne, 65 km away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Manitouwadge at 73 km and Longlac at 88 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Sky Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Sky Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. At Sky Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Kalz Lake, 5.9 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Sky Lake for certain.