Hearst Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Hearst Lake stands in Timiskaming District, Ontario. The water sits 360 metres up. It measures about 54 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The margin runs to about 6.8 km in total. Haileybury is the closest place, 20 km off. Further out sit Temiskaming Shores (23 km) and Ville-Marie (25 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Hearst Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Take Hearst Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 18°C in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That shapes the year on Hearst Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is camping recorded roughly 1.1 km off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Little Blueberry Lake is 1.1 km distant. Treat Hearst Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.