Bing Lake Fishing Guide, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Bing Lake is listed under Timiskaming District, Ontario. The surface lies 369 metres up. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Timiskaming District. 91 km away sits Englehart, the nearest town. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 117 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Bing Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Bing Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Bing Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Fournier Lake at 1.1 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Bing Lake carry more weight than any list.