Fauquier Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Fauquier Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario. What surrounds it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 9 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Huntsville sits 47 km from the bank. Barrie sits 154 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Fauquier 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. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Nipissing District: smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Fauquier Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -13°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Fauquier Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping shows a campsite some 1.2 km from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Brule Lake is 0.8 km off. Check the position at Fauquier Lake before loading the car.