Fishing Bitter Lake in Haliburton County, Ontario

• Overview

  Bitter Lake is one of the Haliburton County waters in Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. Around 44 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 4.7 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde sits 13 km from here and is the nearest stop. Barrie sits 122 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Bitter Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Haliburton County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Bitter Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -11°C for January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Bitter Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Tedious Lake at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Bitter Lake as something to verify.