Blackcat Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Blackcat Lake is a Haliburton County water, in Ontario. The surface lies 390 metres up. The water covers some 18 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 2.6 km in total. Haliburton Village is the closest place, 21 km off. It is 116 km to Barrie, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Blackcat Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. 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. Reported across Haliburton County: smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, rock bass, yellow perch and lake trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Blackcat Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -11°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Blackcat Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You can camp about 150 m away, going by the mapping. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Clear Lake sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Blackcat Lake for certain.