Little Gull Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Gull Lake stands in Timiskaming District, Ontario. It stands 308 metres above sea level. It measures about 43 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The full circuit measures close to 4.2 km on foot. For supplies, Timmins is 42 km out. Iroquois Falls follows at 98 km, then Cochrane at 99 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Gull Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Little Gull Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Little Gull Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A campsite is mapped about 890 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. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Big Gull Lake is 2.1 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Little Gull Lake for certain.