Betsy Lake Fishing Guide, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Timiskaming District, Ontario, sits Betsy Lake. It lies 329 metres above sea level. With some 13 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 2.4 km, and most of it is walkable. The nearest place of any size is Kirkland Lake, 69 km away. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 146 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Betsy Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Timiskaming District list brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The near bank of Betsy Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Betsy Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Cop Lake is 2.3 km off. Confirm before you fish Betsy Lake.