Knight Lake Fishing in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Knight Lake stands in Timiskaming District, Ontario. This is boreal forest ground. It runs to roughly 28 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 3.0 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Supplies mean a trip to Kirkland Lake, 26 km off. Further out sit Englehart (57 km) and Iroquois Falls (66 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Knight Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Knight Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Knight Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Sarsfield Lake at 1.1 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Knight Lake may have changed since it was mapped.