Haynes Lake Fishing Guide, York, Ontario

• Overview

  Haynes Lake is one of the York waters in Ontario. It sits at 295 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Aurora at 6.5 km is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Whitchurch-Stouffville at 8.6 km and Richmond Hill at 10 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off. You can learn the basics of it in one visit.

• Where to Fish on Haynes Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in York include yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The near bank of Haynes Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 20°C and January at -8°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Haynes Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is recorded parking some 420 m off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. St. George Lake, 1.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Haynes Lake as something to verify.