Little Drummer Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Little Drummer Lake in the Nipissing District part of Ontario. It lies 482 metres above sea level. It covers about 10 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. With about 4.3 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. For a base, Huntsville sits 42 km out. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Drummer Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Nipissing District cover smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Little Drummer Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -12°C to 18°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Little Drummer Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You can camp 160 m off, which suits an early start. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Kagh Lake is 0.8 km distant. For Little Drummer Lake in particular, ask before you travel.