Alexander Lake Fishing Guide, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Alexander Lake sits in Timiskaming District, out in Ontario. The bank is 313 metres above sea level. Around 44 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. You are looking at roughly 5.5 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. The nearest town is Englehart, 45 km away. Further out sit Temiskaming Shores (52 km) and Haileybury (59 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Alexander Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Timiskaming District, recorded fish include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Alexander Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 18°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Alexander Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Makobe-Grays River Provincial Park covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Cooke Lake sits 3.3 km off and takes the overflow. Where Alexander Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.