Moon Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Moon Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. Elevation runs to 500 metres. Surface area is around 58 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 5.1 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Grand Marais lies 34 km from the water. Further out sit Neebing (69 km) and Parkdale (84 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Moon Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Thunder Bay District records list cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Moon Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -15°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Moon Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is camping recorded roughly 150 m off. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Deer Lake, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Moon Lake before loading the car.