Yeldon Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Yeldon Lake is set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The setting is boreal forest on every side. Around 37 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The bank runs about 2.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. For supplies, Longlac is 107 km out. Further out sit Geraldton (120 km) and Greenstone (126 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Yeldon Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Yeldon Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -20°C in January up to 16°C in July. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Yeldon Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, McLagan Lake is 7.5 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Yeldon Lake for certain.