Fishing North Beaver Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Timiskaming District, Ontario, you have North Beaver Lake. It lies 313 metres above sea level. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Timiskaming District list. Nearest place of any size is Haileybury, 10 km away. Temiskaming Shores follows at 14 km, then Ville-Marie at 20 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on North Beaver Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of North Beaver Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It holds true on North Beaver Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. South Beaver Lake, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at North Beaver Lake may have changed since it was mapped.