Benner Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Benner Lake lies in Nipissing District, Ontario. Height above sea level is 348 metres. With some 58 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 4.4 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The nearest place of any size is Capreol, 56 km away. It is 80 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Benner Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Nipissing District cover smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Benner Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Benner Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Bluesucker Lake is 1.1 km off. What applies at Benner Lake may have changed since it was mapped.