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

• Overview

  Brennan Lake sits in Timiskaming District, out in Ontario. Land around it is pine and birch. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Timiskaming District list. For supplies, Englehart is 75 km out. Beyond it, Temiskaming Shores at 84 km and Kirkland Lake at 84 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Brennan Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Timiskaming District list brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Brennan Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Brennan Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Dobie Lake sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Brennan Lake locally before you travel.