Fishing Cleaver Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Cleaver Lake falls in Timiskaming District, part of Ontario. Elevation runs to 327 metres. Kirkland Lake is the closest place, 71 km off. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 144 km distant. Near neighbours: Cop Lake 2.2 km off, 2.5 km out stands Betsy Lake, Obobke Lake 2.7 km off, 3.3 km out stands Dora Lake and Kawakanika Lake 3.5 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Cleaver Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Timiskaming District names brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Cleaver Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -17°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It holds true on Cleaver Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. 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. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Cop Lake, 2.2 km out. None of that is settled for Cleaver Lake in what we hold.