Lalonde Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Lalonde Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nipissing District list. Mattawa is the closest place, 20 km off. It is 158 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lalonde Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Lalonde Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lalonde Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Tower Lake sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lalonde Lake as something to verify.