Timmus Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Timmus Lake falls inside Thunder Bay District. Elevation runs to 450 metres. Roughly 22 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 2.1 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. The nearest town is Shuniah Township, 16 km away. Thunder Bay sits 34 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Timmus Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Timmus Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -18°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Timmus Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows a jetty some 360 m off. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Whitelily Lake is 0.6 km distant. Treat Timmus Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.