Fishing at Burrows Lake, District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario

• Overview

  Burrows Lake lies in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. Elevation runs to 185 metres. The margin runs to about 7.2 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our District Municipality of Muskoka list. Head to Midland, 20 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 49 km to Barrie, the nearest city. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Burrows Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Burrows Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 19°C, the coldest about -9°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on Burrows Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Black Lake is 2.7 km distant. Treat access at Burrows Lake as something to verify.