Landmarks, Lakes, Rivers
Lake Nipigon is part of the Great Lakes drainage basin. It is the largest lake entirely within the boundaries of the Canadian province of Ontario.The Township of Nipigon was incorporated in 1908. The Municipality of Greenstone was incorporated in 2001 and includes Orient Bay, MacDiarmid, Beardmore, Nakina, Longlac, Caramat, Jellicoe and Geraldton.
Lac des Mille Lacs is in the western part of Thunder Bay District. It is in the Nelsen River drainage basin and is the source of the Seine river. The lake lies between Ontario Hwy 17 on the north and Ontario Hwy 11 on the south about 100 kilometers (62 mi) west of the city of Thunder Bay. The most popular species caught here are Burbot, Walleye, and Northern Pike with massive Muskellunge pulled annually by anglers.
Thunder Bay - Various Anishinaabe peoples such as the Ojibwa are indigenous to the Thunder Bay Area. European settlement at Thunder Bay began with two French fur trading posts (in 1683 and 1717) which were subsequently abandoned. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario.
Fisheries Management Zone 6
Ontario, Canada
Whitefish: open all year
Pacific Salmon: open all year
Rainbow Trout: open all year
Splake - open all year
Sunfish - open all year
Yellow Perch: open all year
Atlantic Salmon: open all year
Brook Trout: fourth saturday in April to Labour Day
Brown Trout: open all year
Channel Catfish: open all year
Crappie: open all year
Lake Sturgeon: closed all year
Fishing Regulation Highlights
Lake Trout: Jan 1 to Sep 30
Largemouth Bass & Smallmouth Bass: open all year
Muskellunge: third saturday in June to Dec 15
Northern Pike: open all year
Walleye & Sauger: Jan 1 to Apr 14 and third saturday in May to Dec 31
Geting Here by Car
From Winnipeg, MB: 7 to 10 hours drive
From Toronto, ON: 12 to 15 hours drive
From Minneapolis, MN: 5 to 8 hours drive
From Chicago, IL: 10 to 13 hours drive
From Detroit: MI: 11 to 13 hours drive
Getting Here by Air
Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) with connections via Air Canada (Star Alliance) to the rest of Canada and North America