Fishing at Wawagogama Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Wawagogama Lake is one of the Thunder Bay District waters in Ontario. The surface lies 328 metres up. It measures about 20 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 1.9 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Start from Greenstone, 51 km down the road. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 241 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Wawagogama Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. 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. Species logged across Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Wawagogama Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -20°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Wawagogama Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. 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. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Peka Lake is 1.4 km off. What applies at Wawagogama Lake may have changed since it was mapped.