Fishing Frogfly Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Frogfly Lake lies in Timiskaming District, in Ontario. The surface lies 511 metres up. Around 20 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 2.2 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Some 49 km away sits Temiskaming Shores, the nearest settlement. It is 113 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Frogfly Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Frogfly Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Frogfly Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Cebush Lake, 3.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Frogfly Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.