Fishing at Little Maple Lake, Haliburton County, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Maple Lake stands in Haliburton County, Ontario. Elevation runs to 426 metres. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Haliburton County standards. Bancroft is the closest place, 24 km off. Oshawa sits 139 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Within a short drive: Little Mud Lake 0.6 km away, Cope Lake at 0.8 km, Dixie Lake 1.3 km away, Dead Horse Lake at 1.5 km and Hudson Lake 2.8 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Little Maple Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Haliburton County names smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Little Maple Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -11°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Little Maple Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Little Mud Lake, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Little Maple Lake are worth checking on the day.