Cache Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Nipissing District entry here is Cache Lake, in Ontario. The surroundings are mixed forest. At some 3.13 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. You are looking at roughly 24 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Few waters listed in Nipissing District are bigger. Huntsville is 54 km and Haliburton Village 55 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Cache Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Nipissing District cover smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Cache Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -12°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Cache Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a slipway at Cache Lake Access Point (#8), roughly 1.4 km off. The closest car park is 1.4 km away, so pack accordingly. Fishing from a pier is possible 1.3 km away. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Grant Lake at 2.3 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Cache Lake before loading the car.