Bush Lake in Nipissing District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Bush Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario. It stands 298 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 8 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Nipissing District. Témiscaming lies 38 km from the water. Notre-Dame-du-Lac is 41 km away, with West Nipissing at 56 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Bush Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Bush Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -14°C at the bottom of winter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Bush Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Ruth Lake at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Bush Lake if anything is unclear.