Haultain Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Haultain Lake belongs to Timiskaming District, Ontario. The bank is 346 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 44 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 7.6 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. 68 km away sits Englehart, the nearest town. Beyond it, Kirkland Lake at 71 km and Temiskaming Shores at 85 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Haultain Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Timiskaming District records list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Haultain Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That shapes the year on Haultain Lake.

• 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. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Obobke Lake, 2.4 km away. The position on Haultain Lake is worth confirming on the day.