McDiarmid Lake Fishing in Ontario, Ontario

• Overview

  McDiarmid Lake sits within Ontario in Ontario. It sits in pine and birch. This is sizeable water at about 4.15 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. Shoreline length is close to 14 km, and each section fishes a little differently. On our Ontario list it sits near the top for size. For a base, La Sarre sits 45 km out. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 245 km off. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on McDiarmid Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish McDiarmid Lake to its features, not to its size. A slow retrieve near cover beats a fast one over open water.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on McDiarmid Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lac Reboul is 7.1 km distant. The position on McDiarmid Lake is worth confirming on the day.