Fishing at Bach Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Bach Lake in the Timiskaming District part of Ontario. It lies 350 metres above sea level. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 41 km from Temiskaming Shores. Further out sit Haileybury (47 km) and Englehart (49 km). Neighbouring water: Lockie Lake 0.5 km away, Gladys Lake a shade over 0.7 km, Holden Lake 1.1 km away, Niccolite Lake a shade over 1.1 km and Greenwater Lake 2 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Bach Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Bach Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At Bach Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lockie Lake, 0.5 km out. Treat access at Bach Lake as something to verify.