Fishing at Nettie Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Nettie Lake sits within Timiskaming District in Ontario. It lies 344 metres above sea level. Roughly 51 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 4.2 km on foot. 9.4 km away sits Kirkland Lake, the nearest town. Englehart follows at 45 km, then Rouyn-Noranda at 72 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Nettie Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Nettie Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Nettie Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is a pier recorded roughly 480 m away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Rathwell Lake, 0.9 km away. Confirm before you fish Nettie Lake.