Threenarrows Lake Fishing near Espanola, Ontario

• Overview

  Threenarrows Lake sits in Manitoulin District, out in Ontario. The surface lies 192 metres up. This is sizeable water at about 8.79 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. At about 92 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. It ranks high for size among our Manitoulin District listings. Espanola sits 31 km from here and is the nearest stop. Little Current is 41 km away, with Lively at 41 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Threenarrows Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. 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. Fish documented in Manitoulin District include rainbow smelt, lake whitefish and cisco. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Threenarrows Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -11°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Threenarrows Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try York Lake, 2.4 km away. Treat Threenarrows Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.