Molly Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Timiskaming District, Ontario, you have Molly Lake. Height above sea level is 341 metres. It measures about 17 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 3.4 km in total. Englehart sits 68 km from the bank. Kirkland Lake follows at 73 km, then Temiskaming Shores at 82 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Molly Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Timiskaming District records list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Molly Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Molly Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Stella Lake at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Where Molly Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.