Fishing Middleton Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Timiskaming District, Ontario, sits Middleton Lake. Around the bank it is rolling bush. The water covers some 71 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The margin runs to about 5.9 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Timiskaming District. Head to Kirkland Lake, 39 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 171 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Middleton Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Middleton Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Middleton Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Wyley Lake is 1.4 km off. Confirm before you fish Middleton Lake.