Canada Jay Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Nipissing District, Ontario, this is Canada Jay Lake. The surface lies 439 metres up. 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. Huntsville lies 55 km from the water. Beyond it, South River at 56 km and United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde at 57 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Canada Jay Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Nipissing District cover smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Canada Jay Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -13°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Expect Canada Jay Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is a campsite 1 km from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, He Lake is 1.3 km off. Rules at Canada Jay Lake are worth checking on the day.