Loon Lake Fishing in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Loon Lake, in District Municipality of Muskoka. Height above sea level is 395 metres. With some 33 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 2.8 km in total. Huntsville at 20 km is the nearest place to stop. Then Bracebridge, 50 km, and United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, 51 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for District Municipality of Muskoka list pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and northern pike. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Loon Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -12°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Loon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Split Rock Lake, 1.1 km away. Check the position on Loon Lake before loading the car.