Blueberry Lake Fishing near Haileybury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Timiskaming District end of Ontario holds Blueberry Lake. It sits at 370 metres above sea level. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Timiskaming District list. You are 19 km from Haileybury. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 130 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Blueberry Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Timiskaming District, recorded fish include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Blueberry Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -16°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. At Blueberry Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Little Blueberry Lake is 0.5 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Blueberry Lake for certain.