Little Otter Lake near Gravenhurst: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. It sits at 230 metres above sea level. About 1.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. On size it sits at the modest end of our District Municipality of Muskoka list. The nearest place of any size is Gravenhurst, 16 km away. Barrie sits 62 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Little Otter Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in District Municipality of Muskoka include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Little Otter Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -10°C in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Little Otter Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Big Otter Lake sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Little Otter Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.