Chubb Lake Fishing near Bancroft, Ontario

• Overview

  Hastings County in Ontario is where Chubb Lake sits. The ground around here is mixed forest. About 10 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Bank access stretches around 1.3 km in total. For supplies, Bancroft is 15 km out. Further out sit United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde (35 km) and Haliburton Village (44 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Chubb Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Hastings County names rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Chubb Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -12°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Chubb Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lunan Lake, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Chubb Lake in particular, ask before you travel.