Ingrams Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Ingrams Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. It runs to roughly 15 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The full circuit measures close to 2.5 km on foot. The town to know is United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, 27 km out. The big place round here is Barrie, 130 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Ingrams Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Nipissing District records list smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Ingrams Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -12°C in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Ingrams Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The car has to stay 1.3 km away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Kimball Lake is 1.3 km off. None of that is settled for Ingrams Lake in what we hold.