Fishing Bourassa Lake in Rainy River District, Ontario

• Overview

  Bourassa Lake stands in Rainy River District, Ontario. The land about it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 8 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Rainy River District list. 53 km away sits Ely, the nearest town. For a city, Thunder Bay is 219 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Bourassa Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Rainy River District: northern pike, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Bourassa Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 19°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Bourassa Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. A campsite lies 820 m away for anyone staying over. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Deposit Lake is 0.9 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Bourassa Lake.