Lost Lake Fishing near Englehart, Ontario

• Overview

  Timiskaming District, Ontario, is where Lost Lake sits. The ground round it is lake country bush. It measures about 74 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The margin runs to about 5.0 km in total. On our Timiskaming District list it sits near the top for size. Englehart sits 62 km from the bank. It is 134 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Lost Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -17°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Time your trip to Lost Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Flatstone Lake at 1.9 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lost Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.