Kidd Lake Fishing in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Timiskaming District, Ontario, sits Kidd Lake. Everything around it is boreal forest. It runs to roughly 47 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 4.8 km of margin, front to back. It sits higher than most water we list in Ontario. Capreol is the closest town at 72 km. Valley East follows at 80 km, then Temiskaming Shores at 85 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Kidd Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Kidd Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Kidd Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Desert Lake is 2.4 km distant. Ask locally about Kidd Lake if anything is unclear.