Blake Lake in Timiskaming District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Timiskaming District, Ontario, you have Blake Lake. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 1.4 km, and most of it is walkable. Start from Kirkland Lake, 41 km down the road. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 167 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Blake Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Timiskaming District list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Anyone new to Blake Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -17°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Blake Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. 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 stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Fred Lake, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Blake Lake as something to verify.