Fishing Wig Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The water sits 377 metres up. At some 4.11 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The shoreline runs about 9.7 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. It is among the larger waters listed here for Thunder Bay District. The nearest town is Greenstone, 39 km away. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 184 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Wig Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Wig Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -18°C for January. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Wig Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Little Rogers Lake at 5.6 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Wig Lake for certain.