Jamtama Lake Fishing in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Jamtama Lake sits within Timiskaming District in Ontario. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. At some 1.28 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. There is roughly 5.6 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. It ranks high for size among our Timiskaming District listings. The town to know is Englehart, 40 km out. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 136 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Jamtama Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Timiskaming District cover brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Jamtama Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -16°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Jamtama Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Younger Lake, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Jamtama Lake locally before you travel.