Blackfox Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Blackfox Lake stands in Nipissing District, Ontario. Elevation runs to 456 metres. At about 22 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 3.2 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is high ground by Ontario standards. After that come Haliburton Village at 64 km and Huntsville at 67 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Blackfox Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Nipissing District records list smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Blackfox Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -13°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Blackfox Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You can camp 150 m off, which suits an early start. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Redfox Lake is 1.8 km off. Check the position at Blackfox Lake before loading the car.