Nosa Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Nipissing District, Ontario, this is Nosa Lake. Land around it is mixed forest. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Nipissing District standards. For a base, United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde sits 53 km out. Barrie is the closest city, 169 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Nosa Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Nipissing District records list smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Nosa Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -13°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Nosa Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Ugh Lake is 1.9 km off. Treat Nosa Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.