Mendelssohn Lake Fishing in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Timiskaming District, Ontario, sits Mendelssohn Lake. The water sits 279 metres up. At 4.56 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Around 19 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Timiskaming District list. Supplies mean a trip to Temiskaming Shores, 37 km off. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 130 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Mendelssohn Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Timiskaming District names brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Mendelssohn Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -16°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Mendelssohn Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Philbrick Lake, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Mendelssohn Lake as something to verify.