Fishing at Little Paul Lake, Haliburton County, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Haliburton County, Ontario. Height above sea level is 348 metres. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Haliburton County. Haliburton Village sits 29 km from the bank. The big place round here is Barrie, 95 km distant. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Little Paul Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Haliburton County records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, rock bass, yellow perch and lake trout among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Little Paul Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -11°C in January up to 18°C in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Little Paul Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Paul Lake, 1.4 km out. Treat access at Little Paul Lake as something to verify.