Wasp Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Wasp Lake stands in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The surroundings are boreal forest. Surface area is around 12 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 2.3 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is a small entry by Thunder Bay District standards. Nearest place of any size is Shuniah Township, 12 km away. After that come Lappe at 14 km and Current River at 17 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Wasp Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The near bank of Wasp Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Wasp Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Hornet Lake is 1.1 km distant. Ask locally about Wasp Lake if anything is unclear.