Fishing at Gould Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Timiskaming District entry here is Gould Lake, in Ontario. The country here is spruce and muskeg. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Timiskaming District standards. Supplies mean a trip to Kirkland Lake, 24 km off. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 195 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Gould Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Gould Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -18°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Gould Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking 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. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Ellis Lake is 0.7 km distant. Confirm access to Gould Lake locally before you travel.