North Gamble Lake in Timiskaming District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for North Gamble Lake in the Timiskaming District part of Ontario. It stands 369 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 9 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. The edge runs 1.7 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Englehart is the closest town at 76 km. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 129 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on North Gamble Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At North Gamble Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On North Gamble Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Gorman Lake, 0.8 km out. Where North Gamble Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.