Fishing at Big Brother Lake, Haliburton County, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Big Brother Lake in Haliburton County, Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. Around 67 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The perimeter runs near 6.8 km, so plan the walk before you start. Haliburton Village at 23 km is the nearest place to stop. Barrie sits 109 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Big Brother Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Haliburton County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, rock bass, yellow perch and lake trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Big Brother Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -11°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Big Brother Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A camping area sits within 750 m of here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Little Brother Lake at 1 km is the nearest alternative. For Big Brother Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.