Millers Lake Fishing Guide, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Millers Lake in Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario. This is lake country bush country. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Ayr lies 5.5 km from the water. Then Southwood, 7.3 km, and Christopher-Champlain, 9.1 km. Within a short drive: Bannister Lake at about 0.7 km, Wrigley's Lake at 0.8 km, Hillside Lake at about 1 km, Elliott's Lake at 1.9 km and Pinehurst Lake at about 2.4 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Millers Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Regional Municipality of Waterloo names pumpkinseed, rainbow darter, common carp, white sucker and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Millers Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 20°C, while January sits near -7°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Millers Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The nearest car park is 350 m from the water. A rest area sits about 850 m from the water. The water borders FWR Dickson Conservation Area, so reserve rules are likely to apply. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Bannister Lake is 0.7 km off. Where Millers Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.