Bluejay Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Bluejay Lake sits in Nipissing District, out in Ontario. This is pine and birch ground. With some 18 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde sits 52 km from the bank. Further out sit Huntsville (53 km) and South River (58 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Bluejay Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Nipissing District: smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Bluejay Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -13°C on the long-run figures. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Bluejay Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. You can camp 1.3 km off, which suits an early start. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Moray Lake is 0.9 km distant. Signs at Bluejay Lake carry more weight than any list.