Notman Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Notman Lake sits in Nipissing District, out in Ontario. The setting is rolling bush. At some 1.32 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Some 14 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Few waters listed in Nipissing District are bigger. North Bay at 33 km is the nearest place to stop. Témiscaming is 34 km and Notre-Dame-du-Lac 38 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Notman Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Nipissing District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Notman Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -14°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Notman Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Noble Lake is 3.1 km distant. Treat access at Notman Lake as something to verify.