Crawford Lake Fishing in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Crawford Lake is one of the Timiskaming District waters in Ontario. The setting is pine and birch on every side. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Timiskaming District are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Englehart, 62 km off. It is 137 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Crawford Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Timiskaming District list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Crawford Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -17°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Crawford Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Sigs Lake at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Crawford Lake if anything is unclear.