Fishing Gull Lake in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario

• Overview

  The District Municipality of Muskoka end of Ontario holds Gull Lake. It stands 248 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 1.91 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. Around 20 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It is among the larger waters listed here for District Municipality of Muskoka. Nearest town is Gravenhurst, 1 km off. It is 63 km to Barrie, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Gull Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for District Municipality of Muskoka include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and northern pike. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Gull Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -10°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Gull Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Parking is not close: 1 km from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. A jetty or pier is mapped about 1.3 km from here. Mapping records toilets within 1.3 km. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Cornall Lake is 3.5 km distant. Rules at Gull Lake are worth checking on the day.