Fishing Spindle Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Spindle Lake in the Thunder Bay District part of Ontario. The land about it is taiga. The water covers some 54 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The outline measures near 8.5 km, so local knowledge counts. Longlac lies 55 km from the water. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 292 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Spindle Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Spindle Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -20°C. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Spindle Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Dime Lake at 4.2 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Spindle Lake may have changed since it was mapped.