Lulu Lake Fishing in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Lulu Lake lies in Timiskaming District, Ontario. Around the bank it is taiga. With some 51 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The margin runs to about 5.4 km in total. For supplies, Kirkland Lake is 24 km out. Englehart is 56 km away, with Rouyn-Noranda at 64 km. Other water nearby: Laf Lake 0.5 km off, Gaf Lake some 0.7 km off, Lavery Lake 1 km off, Skelly Lake some 1.3 km off and Grover Lake 1.4 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Lulu Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Timiskaming District list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lulu Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -17°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lulu Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The water borders Esker Lakes Provincial Park, so expect the reserve rules to apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Laf Lake, 0.5 km away. Signs at Lulu Lake carry more weight than any list.