Crevice Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Crevice Lake is a Nipissing District water, in Ontario. The bank is 466 metres above sea level. Roughly 22 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 2.7 km of margin, front to back. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Bancroft is 61 km away, with Haliburton Village at 66 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Crevice Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Nipissing District: smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Crevice Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -13°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Crevice Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lonesome Lake is 0.8 km off. Confirm access to Crevice Lake locally before you travel.