Styx Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The bank is 304 metres above sea level. With some 73 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 4.8 km in total. The town to know is Longlac, 47 km out. Further out sit Manitouwadge (56 km) and Geraldton (74 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Styx Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Styx Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -18°C for January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Styx Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Greenwater Lake at 2.3 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Styx Lake should be assumed from this page alone.