Lowbluff Lake Fishing Guide, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Lowbluff Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario. It sits at 367 metres above sea level. Roughly 27 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 3.7 km in total. The nearest place of any size is Englehart, 55 km away. It is 144 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lowbluff Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Timiskaming District records list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The near bank of Lowbluff Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -17°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lowbluff Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Highbluff Lake at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Lowbluff Lake as something to verify.