Fishing Still Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Still Lake sits in Thunder Bay District, out in Ontario. It sits in spruce and muskeg. The water covers some 34 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 3.7 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The town to know is Greenstone, 44 km out. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 181 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Still Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Still Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -20°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Still Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Tallon Lake at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Still Lake for certain.