Four Mile Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, is where Four Mile Lake sits. It stands 267 metres above sea level. About 7.50 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. At about 22 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. It is among the larger waters listed here for Kawartha Lakes. Fenelon Falls sits 16 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Bobcaygeon, 22 km, and Lindsay, 37 km. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Four Mile Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Kawartha Lakes cover muskellunge, rock bass and pumpkinseed. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Four Mile Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -10°C on the long-run figures. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Four Mile Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Soap Lake, 3.4 km out. Where Four Mile Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.