Thurston Bay Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Thurston Bay is one of the Kenora District waters in Ontario. It stands 297 metres above sea level. Red Lake at 285 km is the nearest place to stop. Thunder Bay sits 484 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Nearby alternatives: Assin Lake some 42 km off, Eyapamikama Lake within 42 km, Randall Lake some 52 km off and Storr Lake within 60 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Thurston Bay

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Reed and marsh margins hold fish through the moving hours. Tide runs this water, so time the session to the flow. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Thurston Bay the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -22°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near early November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Thurston Bay more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Assin Lake, 42 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Thurston Bay for certain.