Fishing at Mallic Lake, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Nipissing District, Ontario, is where Mallic Lake sits. The water sits 365 metres up. At about 17 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 2.5 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. For supplies, Deep River is 58 km out. Gatineau sits 199 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Mallic Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Nipissing District cover smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Mallic Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -13°C in January up to 18°C in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Expect Mallic Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A camping area sits within 140 m of here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Woodcock Lake, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Mallic Lake if anything is unclear.