Fishing Brule Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Brule Lake is listed under Nipissing District, Ontario. The surface lies 443 metres up. At about 85 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The margin runs to about 6.5 km in total. Few waters listed in Nipissing District are bigger. The town to know is Huntsville, 46 km out. It is 153 km to Barrie, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Brule Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Nipissing District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Brule Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -13°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Brule Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A campsite lies 440 m away for anyone staying over. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Fauquier Lake is 0.8 km off. Where Brule Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.