Fishing Cinderella Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Cinderella Lake in the Nipissing District part of Ontario. The setting is rolling bush on every side. It measures about 29 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 4.4 km of margin, front to back. Mattawa lies 47 km from the water. Barrie is the closest city, 195 km away. If this one is busy: Bates Lake lies 0.6 km on, Lister Lake 2.2 km away, Wendigoes Lake lies 3.6 km on, Philip Lake 3.8 km away and Waymuk Lake lies 4 km on. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Cinderella Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Cinderella Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -13°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Cinderella Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Bates Lake, 0.6 km out. For Cinderella Lake in particular, ask before you travel.