Nool Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Nipissing District, Ontario, sits Nool Lake. The bank is 425 metres above sea level. It measures about 10 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 2.0 km in total. You are 60 km from Mattawa. For a city, Barrie is 186 km off. Within a short drive: Mud Turtle Lake at about 1.1 km, Squirrel Lake at 1.9 km, Hillcrest Lake at about 2.1 km, Quzel Lake at 3.3 km and Murdock Lake at about 3.3 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Nool Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Nipissing District records list smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Nool Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 18°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Nool Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Mud Turtle Lake at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. For Nool Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.