Brief Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Brief Lake sits in Timiskaming District, out in Ontario. What surrounds it is pine and birch. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Timiskaming District standards. The closest town, Haileybury, is 9.1 km distant. Temiskaming Shores lies 13 km off, Ville-Marie another 21 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Brief Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Brief Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -16°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Brief Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Short Lake at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. Rules at Brief Lake are worth checking on the day.