Hansa Lake Fishing near Bobcaygeon, Ontario

• Overview

  Hansa Lake is one of the Peterborough County listings for Ontario. It sits in rolling bush. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Peterborough County list. Bobcaygeon is the closest town at 25 km. It is 98 km to Oshawa, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Hansa Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Peterborough County records list rock bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, muskellunge and bluegill among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Hansa Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -10°C to 19°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Hansa Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is camping recorded roughly 810 m off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Cloudy Lake is 0.9 km off. For Hansa Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.