Clear Lake Fishing Guide, Haliburton County, Ontario

• Overview

  Clear Lake lies in Haliburton County, in Ontario. Height above sea level is 368 metres. With some 89 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 6.8 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Head to Haliburton Village, 22 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde (23 km) and Huntsville (43 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Clear Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Haliburton County list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, rock bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Clear Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -11°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Clear Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A campsite lies 260 m away for anyone staying over. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Blackcat Lake is 1.1 km off. Nothing on Clear Lake should be assumed from this page alone.