Fishing at Peanut Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, sits Peanut Lake. It lies 630 metres above sea level. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Thunder Bay District list. Grand Marais lies 29 km from the water. For a city, Thunder Bay is 86 km off. Other water within reach: Turnip Lake 0.4 km, Squash Lake within 1.2 km, Cucumber Lake 1.3 km, Little Jim Lake within 1.4 km and Onion Lake 1.6 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Peanut Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Peanut Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Peanut Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Turnip Lake, 0.4 km out. Check the current arrangement for Peanut Lake.