Fishing at Goodman Lake, District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Goodman Lake in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. Elevation runs to 347 metres. With some 17 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 2.9 km on foot. You are 26 km from Bracebridge. Huntsville is 28 km away, with Gravenhurst at 37 km. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Goodman Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. District Municipality of Muskoka records list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and rock bass among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The near bank of Goodman Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -11°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Goodman Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Grouse Lake, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Goodman Lake for certain.