Deserted Lake Fishing Guide, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Timiskaming District, Ontario, you have Deserted Lake. It sits at 314 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Timiskaming District list. Start from Englehart, 36 km down the road. Greater Sudbury sits 143 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Deserted Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Timiskaming District: brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Deserted Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -16°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Deserted Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Alma Lake at 1.7 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Deserted Lake before loading the car.