Magee Lake Fishing near Callander, Ontario

• Overview

  Magee Lake is listed under Nipissing District, Ontario. The country here is rolling bush. The water covers some 36 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 3.9 km of margin, front to back. It is low-lying compared with other Ontario water we list. You are 26 km from Callander. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 148 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Magee Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Nipissing District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Magee Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -13°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Magee Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Part of this sits inside or beside Mattawa River Provincial Park, so read the notices. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Teesdale Lake, 3.1 km away. What applies at Magee Lake may have changed since it was mapped.