Little Wabimimi Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Nipissing District, Ontario, this is Little Wabimimi Lake. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. At 10 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Around 1.5 km of margin, front to back. The closest town, Mattawa, is 38 km away. Deep River follows at 66 km, then Chalk River at 70 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Wabimimi Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Nipissing District cover smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Little Wabimimi Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 18°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Little Wabimimi Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You can camp 710 m off, which suits an early start. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Wabimimi Lake sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Little Wabimimi Lake locally before you travel.