Fishing at Devils Lake, Peterborough County, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Peterborough County, Ontario, you have Devils Lake. Elevation runs to 268 metres. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Peterborough County are larger. For supplies, Marmora is 30 km out. Norwood is 33 km away, with Lakefield at 37 km. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Devils Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name rock bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, muskellunge and bluegill. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Devils Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -10°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Devils Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Barrette Lake at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. For Devils Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.