Cashel Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Cashel Lake falls in Nipissing District, part of Ontario. The ground around here is lake country bush. With some 11 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 2.0 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. You are 37 km from Huntsville. The big place round here is Barrie, 144 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Cashel Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Nipissing District: smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Cashel Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -12°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Cashel Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is camping recorded roughly 850 m off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Pincher Lake, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Cashel Lake before loading the car.