Fishing Leach Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Nipissing District in Ontario is where Leach Lake sits. The setting is pine and birch. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Most waters listed here for Nipissing District are larger. Some 34 km away sits Huntsville, the nearest settlement. It is 137 km to Barrie, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Leach Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Nipissing District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Leach Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -12°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Leach Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Hare Lake, 0.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Leach Lake before loading the car.