Fishing Threepoint Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Thunder Bay District in Ontario is where Threepoint Lake sits. The water sits 356 metres up. Surface area is around 30 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 2.3 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. For a base, Geraldton sits 19 km out. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 218 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Threepoint Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Threepoint Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Threepoint Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Beaverhouse Lake, 1.2 km out. Signs at Threepoint Lake carry more weight than any list.