Linda Lake in Nipissing District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Linda Lake is a Nipissing District water, Ontario side. Around the bank it is lake country bush. With some 99 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 9.2 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Few waters listed in Nipissing District are bigger. Start from United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, 48 km down the road. Then Huntsville, 57 km, and Haliburton Village, 63 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Linda Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Linda Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -13°C to 18°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. 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. Anyone fishing Linda Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A campsite is mapped about 350 m away, which makes an early start easier. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Iris Lake is 2.1 km distant. Check the position at Linda Lake before loading the car.