Fishing Borden Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Borden Lake is a Timiskaming District water, in Ontario. The ground around here is mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 9 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Haileybury sits 17 km from the bank. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 136 km distant. What else is close: Conglomerate Lake just 1.1 km, Stewart Lake roughly 1.5 km, Joachim Lake just 1.6 km, Expanse Lake roughly 1.9 km and Chopin Lake just 2.4 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Borden Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Borden Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Borden Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. 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. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Conglomerate Lake at 1.1 km is the nearest alternative. For Borden Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.