Blackwell Lake Fishing Guide, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Timiskaming District, Ontario, sits Blackwell Lake. It lies 318 metres above sea level. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 1.6 km, small enough to learn in a day. The nearest town is Kirkland Lake, 30 km away. Further out sit Englehart (39 km) and Rouyn-Noranda (47 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Blackwell Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Timiskaming District, recorded fish include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Blackwell Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -17°C in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Blackwell Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Highwater Lake, 0.5 km away. What applies at Blackwell Lake may have changed since it was mapped.