Spurge Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Spurge Lake falls inside Thunder Bay District. Country round the bank runs to spruce and muskeg. Roughly 36 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 3.2 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. For supplies, Longlac is 37 km out. Thunder Bay sits 225 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Spurge Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Spurge Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 16°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Spurge Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Kawabatongog Lake, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Spurge Lake.