Partridge Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, sits Partridge Lake. The water sits 540 metres up. Around 47 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Grand Marais lies 39 km from the water. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 98 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Partridge Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Partridge Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Partridge Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. You can camp 170 m off, which suits an early start. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Rat Lake is 1.9 km distant. Ask locally about Partridge Lake if anything is unclear.