Ferguson Lake Fishing Guide, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Ferguson Lake falls inside Timiskaming District. Height above sea level is 324 metres. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Timiskaming District. Kirkland Lake is the closest place, 13 km off. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 209 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Ferguson Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Timiskaming District list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Ferguson Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Ferguson Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Emms Lake at 1.3 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Ferguson Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.