Mary Ann Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Mary Ann Lake is one of the Timiskaming District listings for Ontario. Elevation runs to 328 metres. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Timiskaming District list. The closest town, Haileybury, is 13 km distant. Further out sit Ville-Marie (16 km) and Temiskaming Shores (19 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mary Ann Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Timiskaming District cover brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Mary Ann Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 18°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Mary Ann Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Silver Lake sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Mary Ann Lake should be assumed from this page alone.