Mitt Lake in Timiskaming District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Mitt Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario. Elevation runs to 385 metres. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Timiskaming District standards. Some 65 km away sits Timmins, the nearest settlement. After that come Kirkland Lake at 80 km and Englehart at 88 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Mitt Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Timiskaming District records list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Mitt Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -17°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Mitt Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. 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. For a change of water, Slipper Lake is 0.7 km distant. Ask locally about Mitt Lake if anything is unclear.