Jordan Lake near Kirkland Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Timiskaming District, Ontario, is where Jordan Lake sits. The water sits 333 metres up. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Timiskaming District are larger. Kirkland Lake at 9.7 km is the nearest place to stop. After that come Englehart at 35 km and Rouyn-Noranda at 66 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Jordan Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Timiskaming District list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Jordan Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Jordan Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Wilson Lake at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. For Jordan Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.