Fishing at McFee Lake, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Nipissing District, Ontario, is where McFee Lake sits. The ground around here is pine and birch. With some 15 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 2.5 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde sits 43 km from here and is the nearest stop. Barrie sits 175 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on McFee Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Nipissing District: smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of McFee Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -13°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to McFee Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Little Robinson Lake at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at McFee Lake before loading the car.