Fishing at Kinabik Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Timiskaming District, Ontario, is where Kinabik Lake sits. Land around it is mixed forest. With some 62 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 3.5 km of margin, front to back. You are 26 km from Kirkland Lake. Englehart lies 45 km off, Rouyn-Noranda another 50 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Kinabik Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Timiskaming District, recorded fish include brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Kinabik Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 17°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Kinabik Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Little Misema River at 2.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Kinabik Lake for certain.