Mountain Lake near Midland: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In Ontario, Mountain Lake falls inside District Municipality of Muskoka. The water sits 203 metres up. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in District Municipality of Muskoka. Midland is the closest place, 22 km off. The big place round here is Barrie, 52 km distant. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Mountain Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for District Municipality of Muskoka include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Mountain Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -9°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Mountain Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Tea Lake sits 1.2 km off and takes the overflow. For Mountain Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.