Alice Lake in Timiskaming District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Alice Lake is one of the Timiskaming District listings for Ontario. The ground around here is taiga. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Timiskaming District list. Some 24 km away sits Timmins, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 201 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Alice Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Timiskaming District names brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county list is broader than any single water. At Alice Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Expect Alice Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Flag Lake at 4.1 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Alice Lake may have changed since it was mapped.