Fishing at Fryingpan Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Fryingpan Lake is set in Timiskaming District, Ontario. It sits at 358 metres above sea level. At about 36 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The margin runs to about 5.8 km in total. The town to know is Englehart, 76 km out. Beyond it, Temiskaming Shores at 84 km and Kirkland Lake at 86 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Fryingpan Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. 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. Open biodiversity records for Timiskaming District list brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Fryingpan Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Fryingpan Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Hangingstone Lake is 1.5 km distant. Check the position on Fryingpan Lake before loading the car.