Grays Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Grays Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario. Height above sea level is 358 metres. At 1.78 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. There is roughly 16 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Size puts it in the front rank of our Timiskaming District list. The nearest place of any size is Temiskaming Shores, 50 km away. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 115 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Grays Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Timiskaming District records list brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The near bank of Grays Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan any trip to Grays Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Sherwood Lake at 3.6 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Grays Lake if anything is unclear.