Groves Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Groves Lake in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. The bank is 322 metres above sea level. Roughly 22 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Roughly 3.9 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. You are 16 km from Huntsville. Beyond it, Bracebridge at 26 km and Gravenhurst at 38 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Groves Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and northern pike. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Groves Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -11°C in January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Anyone fishing Groves Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Stinking Lake, 1.1 km out. For Groves Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.