Lost Dog Lake in Nipissing District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lost Dog Lake is one of the Nipissing District listings for Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. The water covers some 47 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 3.9 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The closest town, Powassan, is 22 km away. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 158 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lost Dog Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Nipissing District records list smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Lost Dog Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -13°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lost Dog Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Overnight stays are possible 240 m away. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Sisco Lake sits 1.8 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lost Dog Lake as something to verify.