Fishing Beach Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Beach Lake is a Nipissing District water, Ontario side. The water sits 291 metres up. With some 16 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 2.5 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. West Nipissing is the closest place, 42 km off. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 95 km off. Not far off: Laroche Lake at 1.5 km, Christie Lake within 2.2 km, Frawley Lake at 2.8 km, Conross Lake within 3.3 km and Zadow Lake at 4 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Beach Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Beach Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Beach Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. You can launch: the ramp is 700 m away. Expect a 620 m walk in from where the car goes. A pier 220 m from here gives a platform over deeper water. Mapping shows a campsite some 1.3 km from the water. A toilet block sits 1 km away. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Laroche Lake at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Beach Lake before loading the car.