Fishing at Little Seganku Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Seganku Lake is set in Timiskaming District, Ontario. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. It measures about 36 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The full circuit measures close to 4.2 km on foot. Timmins is the closest town at 79 km. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 142 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Seganku Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Timiskaming District cover brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Little Seganku Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -17°C in January and 17°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Little Seganku Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Drop Lake, 3.5 km out. The position on Little Seganku Lake is worth confirming on the day.