Fishing Greenish Lake in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Greenish Lake in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. What surrounds it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 10 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Around 1.8 km of margin, front to back. For supplies, Huntsville is 25 km out. The nearest city of size is Barrie, 133 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Greenish Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across District Municipality of Muskoka, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Greenish Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -12°C in January up to 18°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. 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. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Greenish Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. North Dotty Lake at 2.3 km is the sensible second choice. For Greenish Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.