Fishing at Arthur Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Timiskaming District, Ontario. It sits in rolling bush. Around 35 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 4.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Timmins sits 88 km from the bank. Englehart lies 91 km off, Kirkland Lake another 92 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Arthur Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Timiskaming District: brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Arthur Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Arthur Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Barite Lake is 2.4 km off. None of that is settled for Arthur Lake in what we hold.