Fishing at Island Lake, District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario

• Overview

  Island Lake is a District Municipality of Muskoka water, Ontario side. The surface lies 226 metres up. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. The nearest town is Gravenhurst, 20 km away. Bracebridge follows at 23 km, then Penetanguishene at 33 km. Within a short drive: Long Lake a touch under 1.7 km, Leech Lake 3.2 km, Round Lake a touch under 3.5 km, Indian Pond 3.6 km and Big Otter Lake a touch under 3.8 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Island Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in District Municipality of Muskoka include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Island Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -10°C to 19°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Island Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Long Lake is 1.7 km distant. Treat Island Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.