Dumond Lake in Timiskaming District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Timiskaming District, Ontario, sits Dumond Lake. It stands 340 metres above sea level. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Timiskaming District are larger. Head to Englehart, 79 km away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Kirkland Lake at 83 km and Temiskaming Shores at 91 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Dumond Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Dumond Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -17°C for January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on Dumond Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Silverfive Lake sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Dumond Lake may have changed since it was mapped.