Mole Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Nipissing District, Ontario, you have Mole Lake. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. Roughly 14 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Roughly 2.1 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Barrie sits 177 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Mole Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Anyone new to Mole Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -13°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Mole Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You can camp about 230 m away, going by the mapping. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Godda Lake is 1.2 km distant. Ask locally about Mole Lake if anything is unclear.