Knott Lake in Timiskaming District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Timiskaming District end of Ontario holds Knott Lake. The surface lies 312 metres up. At about 12 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 3.0 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. The nearest town is Kirkland Lake, 50 km away. Beyond it, Englehart at 58 km and Timmins at 77 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Knott Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Knott Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Knott Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Webb Lake, 1.2 km away. What applies at Knott Lake may have changed since it was mapped.