Fishing Keefer Creek in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Keefer Creek lies in Timiskaming District, in Ontario. The bank is 321 metres above sea level. For supplies, Timmins is 39 km out. Iroquois Falls lies 96 km off, Cochrane another 100 km. Neighbouring water: 2 km away is Jordan Lake, Lundberg Lake sits 2.6 km out, 3.2 km away is Norris Lake, Ellery Lake sits 3.4 km out and 3.4 km away is Cosgrove Lake. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Keefer Creek

  We hold no depth figure for this one. After rain the colour clears from the surface first, so fish the edges. Undercut banks hold fish that the middle of the river never will. Timiskaming District records list brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Keefer Creek the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Cold months ice the margins and pools; moving water stays workable, and everything opens by early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It sets the rhythm of the year at Keefer Creek.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. 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 phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Jordan Lake is 2 km off. Ask locally about Keefer Creek if anything is unclear.