Copper Lake near Bancroft: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Copper Lake sits in Hastings County, out in Ontario. The bank is 402 metres above sea level. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Hastings County standards. Bancroft is the closest place, 2.1 km off. Further out sit United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde (48 km) and Haliburton Village (53 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Copper Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth 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. Survey and observation records for Hastings County include rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and bluegill. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Copper Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -11°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Copper Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Clark Lake sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. For Copper Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.