Mocking Lake in Nipissing District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Mocking Lake lies in Nipissing District, in Ontario. The water sits 432 metres up. At roughly 6 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Nipissing District list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, 62 km out. Beyond it, Chalk River at 65 km and Deep River at 66 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Mocking Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Nipissing District records list smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Mocking Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -13°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Mocking Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Overnight stays are possible 570 m away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Round Island Lake at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. For Mocking Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.