Zillah Lake in Thunder Bay District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Zillah Lake is a Thunder Bay District water, in Ontario. The bank is 226 metres above sea level. Around 49 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 4.8 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. Nipigon lies 36 km from the water. Thunder Bay sits 105 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Zillah Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Zillah Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 16°C in July. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Zillah Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Hook Lake at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Zillah Lake for certain.