Kitt Lake Fishing near Temiskaming Shores, Ontario

• Overview

  Kitt Lake sits within Timiskaming District in Ontario. It sits at 293 metres above sea level. About 1.62 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. With 13 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Timiskaming District list. Temiskaming Shores sits 22 km from here and is the nearest stop. Haileybury is 24 km away, with Ville-Marie at 37 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Kitt Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Kitt Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -16°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Kitt Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Second Justin Lake, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Kitt Lake.