Muhquoh Lake Fishing in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Muhquoh Lake is one of the Timiskaming District waters in Ontario. This is rolling bush ground. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Timiskaming District standards. Timmins at 56 km is the nearest place to stop. Further out sit Kirkland Lake (57 km) and Iroquois Falls (74 km). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Muhquoh Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Timiskaming District records list brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Muhquoh Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Muhquoh Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Skoodeas Lake at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Muhquoh Lake for certain.