Little Winding Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Winding Lake is listed under Timiskaming District, Ontario. It stands 373 metres above sea level. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Head to Timmins, 72 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Kirkland Lake, 82 km, and Englehart, 88 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Winding Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Little Winding Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Little Winding Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Upper Winding Lake at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Little Winding Lake carry more weight than any list.