Keith Lake in Timiskaming District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Timiskaming District, Keith Lake is an Ontario water. Land around it is mixed forest. At about 67 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The perimeter runs near 8.6 km, so plan the walk before you start. On our Timiskaming District list it sits near the top for size. Head to Kirkland Lake, 28 km away, for anything you forgot. Greater Sudbury sits 224 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Keith Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Timiskaming District names brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Keith Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 17°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Keith Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Gareau Lake, 2 km away. Check the position at Keith Lake before loading the car.