Fishing Greenwater Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Timiskaming District, Ontario, this is Greenwater Lake. It stands 330 metres above sea level. The water covers some 56 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 4.1 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Some 41 km away sits Temiskaming Shores, the nearest settlement. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 124 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Greenwater Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Timiskaming District cover brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Greenwater Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Greenwater Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Verdi Lake, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Greenwater Lake is worth confirming on the day.