Wichu Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Wichu Lake is an Ontario water. It lies 325 metres above sea level. With some 18 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 3.3 km in total. Greenstone is the closest place, 17 km off. Geraldton is 33 km and Longlac 63 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Wichu Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Wichu Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -20°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan around that when you fish Wichu Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Marline Lake sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Wichu Lake.