Fishing at Tower Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Thunder Bay District, Ontario, is where Tower Lake sits. It sits at 385 metres above sea level. It measures about 12 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 1.9 km in total. It is a small entry by Thunder Bay District standards. The closest town, Greenstone, is 156 km distant. Nipigon is 160 km away, with Geraldton at 171 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Tower Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Tower Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -21°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Tower Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. 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. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Badwater Lake is 7.6 km off. Where Tower Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.