Moccasin Lake Fishing near Temiskaming Shores, Ontario

• Overview

  Moccasin Lake belongs to Timiskaming District, Ontario. Elevation runs to 274 metres. Roughly 75 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The outline measures near 6.7 km, so local knowledge counts. On our Timiskaming District list it sits near the top for size. Nearest place of any size is Temiskaming Shores, 27 km away. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 130 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Moccasin Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Moccasin Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -16°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It sets the rhythm of the year at Moccasin Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Small Island Lake, 2.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Moccasin Lake should be assumed from this page alone.