Denton Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Denton Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario. Height above sea level is 323 metres. The water covers some 30 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With 5.5 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. You are 32 km from Timmins. Further out sit Iroquois Falls (90 km) and Cochrane (96 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Denton Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Denton Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Denton Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Godon Lake, 3.2 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Denton Lake for certain.