Larder Lake near Kirkland Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Larder Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario. The land about it is lake country bush. Around 39.42 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. There is roughly 104 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. Among the waters listed for Timiskaming District, none is wider. The nearest place of any size is Kirkland Lake, 30 km away. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 204 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Larder Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Larder Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Larder Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping marks this water as fished, so there is at least an established use. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Tournene Lake is 3.5 km distant. Where Larder Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.