Mieske Lake in Lennox and Addington County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Mieske Lake is a Lennox and Addington County water, Ontario side. Height above sea level is 361 metres. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Head to Bancroft, 47 km away, for anything you forgot. Kingston is the closest city, 113 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mieske Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Lennox and Addington County include pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Mieske Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -12°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Mieske Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Eno Lake at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Mieske Lake may have changed since it was mapped.