Montreuil Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Montreuil Lake, in Nipissing District. It sits in rolling bush. With some 19 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 2.5 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Mattawa sits 20 km from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Témiscaming (35 km) and Notre-Dame-du-Lac (37 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Montreuil Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Montreuil Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -13°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Montreuil Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Hartshorn Lake is 1.6 km distant. Treat Montreuil Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.