Wabindon Lake in Thunder Bay District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, this is Wabindon Lake. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. It measures some 1.83 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The margin runs to about 10 km in total. On our Thunder Bay District list it sits near the top for size. The closest town, Grand Marais, is 46 km distant. Neebing is 59 km away, with Parkdale at 72 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Wabindon Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Wabindon Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Wabindon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, West Wabindon Lake is 4 km off. The position on Wabindon Lake is worth confirming on the day.