Faya Lake in Nipissing District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Nipissing District, Faya Lake is an Ontario water. The setting is lake country bush on every side. The water measures roughly 8 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Nipissing District list holds plenty of bigger water. After that come Haliburton Village at 56 km and Huntsville at 60 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Faya Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Nipissing District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Faya Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -12°C in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Faya Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is camping recorded roughly 90 m off. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Provoking Lake sits 1.9 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Faya Lake for certain.