Jerome Lake Fishing Guide, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Timiskaming District, Ontario, this is Jerome Lake. It lies 325 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Timiskaming District list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Englehart is 61 km out. Kirkland Lake is 66 km away, with Temiskaming Shores at 77 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Jerome Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Timiskaming District cover brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Jerome Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Jerome Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Bulsch Lake is 0.9 km distant. Treat access at Jerome Lake as something to verify.