Blackfox Lake Fishing in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Timiskaming District, Ontario, you have Blackfox Lake. It lies 356 metres above sea level. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Timiskaming District. Nearest town is Englehart, 46 km off. Greater Sudbury sits 150 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Blackfox Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Blackfox Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -17°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Blackfox Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Greening Lake is 0.8 km off. Rules at Blackfox Lake are worth checking on the day.