Little Grizzly Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Nipissing District, Little Grizzly Lake is an Ontario water. Height above sea level is 438 metres. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Nipissing District list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 54 km away sits Mattawa, the nearest settlement. Then Powassan, 74 km, and South River, 74 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Grizzly Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Little Grizzly Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -13°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Little Grizzly Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Grizzly Lake is 1 km distant. Check the position at Little Grizzly Lake before loading the car.