Lismer Lake Fishing near Mattawa, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Nipissing District, Ontario, this is Lismer Lake. The setting is lake country bush on every side. At about 19 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 2.0 km, small enough to learn in a day. It is high ground by Ontario standards. Mattawa is the closest place, 35 km off. After that come Powassan at 56 km and Callander at 61 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lismer Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Lismer Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -13°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Lismer Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Carl Wilson Lake, 2 km out. Ask locally about Lismer Lake if anything is unclear.