Gilroy Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Gilroy Lake lies within the bounds of Peterborough County, Ontario. Height above sea level is 321 metres. The water covers some 30 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 3.2 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The closest town, Bancroft, is 27 km away. Oshawa sits 128 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Gilroy Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Peterborough County list rock bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, muskellunge and bluegill. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Gilroy Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 19°C; by January the average is down near -10°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Gilroy Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Castoroil Lake is 2.9 km distant. Nothing on Gilroy Lake should be assumed from this page alone.