Fishing at Beaverly Lake, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Beaverly Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario. It sits at 419 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 33 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 3.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Mattawa sits 37 km from the bank. Powassan is 39 km and South River 45 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Beaverly Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Beaverly Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 18°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Beaverly Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Arrow Lake sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. For Beaverly Lake in particular, ask before you travel.