High Lake Fishing Guide, District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario

• Overview

  High Lake sits in District Municipality of Muskoka, out in Ontario. Land around it is mixed forest. It measures about 62 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 5.0 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Few waters listed in District Municipality of Muskoka are bigger. For supplies, Huntsville is 24 km out. Bracebridge lies 27 km off, Gravenhurst another 37 km. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on High Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across District Municipality of Muskoka include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On High Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -10°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on High Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There are picnic tables 1.4 km away. Crown Land G362 covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Gaskell's Lake is 1.7 km off. Check the current arrangement for High Lake.