Titmarsh Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Titmarsh Lake stands in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. Everything around it is rolling bush. Surface area runs to roughly 9.82 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Shoreline length is close to 21 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Size puts it in the front rank of our Thunder Bay District list. Nearest place of any size is Grand Marais, 69 km away. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 95 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Titmarsh Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Titmarsh Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -16°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Titmarsh Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Hashie Lake at 2.4 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Titmarsh Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.