Diabase Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Diabase Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario. It lies 328 metres above sea level. At about 17 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The bank runs about 2.0 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The closest town, Englehart, is 71 km distant. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 133 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Diabase Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. 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. Survey and observation records for Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Diabase Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 17°C in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Diabase Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Edith Lake is 1.1 km off. Treat access at Diabase Lake as something to verify.