Little Coon Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Little Coon Lake falls inside Nipissing District. The setting is lake country bush. Surface area is around 39 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 4.3 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde is the closest place, 30 km off. For a city, Barrie is 143 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Little Coon Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Little Coon Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -12°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Little Coon Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows a campsite some 270 m from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is McGarvey Lake, 2.6 km out. Rules at Little Coon Lake are worth checking on the day.