Fourcorner Lake Fishing Guide, Haliburton County, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Fourcorner Lake falls inside Haliburton County. Height above sea level is 441 metres. The water covers around 1.04 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Some 6.1 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Size puts it in the front rank of our Haliburton County list. Haliburton Village is 22 km and Bancroft 35 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Fourcorner Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Haliburton County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The near bank of Fourcorner Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -12°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Fourcorner Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Little Percy Lake is 4.8 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Fourcorner Lake for certain.