Fishing Wantelto Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Wantelto Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District. Around the bank it is mixed forest. With some 28 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline length is close to 6.7 km, and each section fishes a little differently. It is high ground by Ontario standards. 64 km away sits Grand Marais, the nearest town. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 114 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Wantelto Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Wantelto Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Wantelto Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Spoon Lake is 4.1 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Wantelto Lake.