Moore Lake Fishing near Haliburton Village, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Haliburton County, Ontario. The bank gives way to lake country bush. Roughly 13 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 2.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. Our Haliburton County list holds plenty of bigger water. 13 km away sits Haliburton Village, the nearest town. The big place round here is Barrie, 129 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Moore Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Haliburton County records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, rock bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Moore Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -12°C in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Moore Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Holland Lake sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Moore Lake carry more weight than any list.