West Pond in Thunder Bay District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  West Pond is a Thunder Bay District water, in Ontario. The land about it is mixed forest. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Thunder Bay District list. The nearest place of any size is Schreiber, 1.2 km away. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 152 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on West Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. West Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put August near 15°C and January near -14°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. West Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Expect a 780 m walk in from where the car goes. 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. The nearest alternative is Rongie Lake, 2.3 km out. Nothing on West Pond should be assumed from this page alone.