Wall Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Wall Lake is one of the Thunder Bay District listings for Ontario. The setting is taiga. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. Nearest town is Schreiber, 27 km off. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 139 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Wall Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Thunder Bay District list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Wall Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -17°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Wall Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Steeply Lake is 0.9 km off. The position on Wall Lake is worth confirming on the day.