Fourbass Lake Fishing near Ville-Marie, Ontario

• Overview

  Fourbass Lake belongs to Timiskaming District, Ontario. The ground round it is pine and birch. The water covers around 5.87 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The bank runs about 30 km in total, split between open shore and sheltered corners. On our Timiskaming District list it sits near the top for size. 27 km away sits Ville-Marie, the nearest town. Greater Sudbury sits 130 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Fourbass Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Fourbass Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Fourbass Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a dammed water rather than a natural one, which shows in the shape of the basin. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Golden Lake is 2.8 km off. Signs at Fourbass Lake carry more weight than any list.