Fishing Kilpatrick Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Kilpatrick Lake is listed under Timiskaming District, Ontario. The country here is lake country bush. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Timiskaming District standards. Nearest place of any size is Englehart, 66 km away. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 133 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Kilpatrick Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Timiskaming District names brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Kilpatrick Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It sets the rhythm of the year at Kilpatrick Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, LeHeup Lake is 0.9 km distant. Check the position on Kilpatrick Lake before loading the car.