Amikeus Lake in Nipissing District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Ontario holds Amikeus Lake, in Nipissing District. This is lake country bush country. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nipissing District list. Nearest town is United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, 44 km off. The nearest city of size is Barrie, 168 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Amikeus Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Nipissing District records list smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The near bank of Amikeus Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Amikeus Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Park at Beaver Pond Trail, 600 m from the water. Public toilets are recorded roughly 1.3 km off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Fork Lake, 2 km out. The position on Amikeus Lake is worth confirming on the day.