Fishing at Squeedunk Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, this is Squeedunk Lake. The water sits 445 metres up. At roughly 8 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Thunder Bay District standards. Nearest town is Ignace, 51 km off. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 178 km away. Not far off: Bunty Lake lies 0.4 km on, Winter Lake 0.7 km away, Coop Lake lies 1.4 km on, Wynd Lake 1.8 km away and Punk Lake lies 2.4 km on. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Squeedunk Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Squeedunk Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -20°C to 18°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Squeedunk Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. 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. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Bunty Lake at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Squeedunk Lake if anything is unclear.