Fishing Cecil Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Cecil Lake is set in Timiskaming District, Ontario. Around the bank it is taiga. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Timiskaming District list holds plenty of bigger water. Timmins sits 63 km from the bank. Kirkland Lake follows at 81 km, then Englehart at 90 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Cecil Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Anyone new to Cecil Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -17°C for January. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Cecil Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Spruce Lake, 0.6 km away. Confirm access to Cecil Lake locally before you travel.