Latimer Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Latimer Lake is one of the Timiskaming District listings for Ontario. The water sits 339 metres up. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 2.0 km in total. Nearest town is Timmins, 21 km off. Iroquois Falls lies 76 km off, Cochrane another 91 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Latimer Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Latimer Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -17°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. At Latimer Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Katoshaskepeko Lake, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Latimer Lake.