Green Lake Fishing near Témiscaming, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Green Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. At about 13 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 1.7 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. The closest town, Témiscaming, is 15 km distant. Notre-Dame-du-Lac lies 16 km off, North Bay another 57 km. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Green Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Nipissing District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Green Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -14°C in January and 18°C in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Green Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Sure Catch Lake is 0.8 km off. The position on Green Lake is worth confirming on the day.