Alice Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Alice Lake is one of the Nipissing District waters in Ontario. The water sits 465 metres up. Small at around 6 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Nipissing District list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde is 64 km out. Further out sit Mattawa (68 km) and Chalk River (71 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Alice Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Alice Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -13°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Alice Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Three Island Lake at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Alice Lake.