Fishing Teardrop Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Teardrop Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District, Ontario. It sits at 464 metres above sea level. A splashy cast here empties the swim; a quiet one owns it. Our Thunder Bay District list holds plenty of bigger water. Amethyst Harbour is the closest place, 28 km off. Shuniah Township follows at 29 km, then Lappe at 34 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Teardrop Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Teardrop Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -18°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Teardrop Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Spoon Lake is 0.9 km distant. Where Teardrop Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.