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

• Overview

  Eleanor Lake lies in Timiskaming District, in Ontario. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. Around 29 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The whole outline is near 3.1 km, and most of it is walkable. You are 80 km from Capreol. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 104 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Eleanor Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Timiskaming District cover brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Eleanor Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Eleanor Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Finlay Lake, 0.7 km away. Where Eleanor Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.