Ononlo Lake in Timiskaming District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Ononlo Lake is set in Timiskaming District, Ontario. The surface lies 325 metres up. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Timiskaming District. The nearest place of any size is Kirkland Lake, 36 km away. After that come Iroquois Falls at 62 km and Englehart at 65 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Ononlo Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Timiskaming District names brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Ononlo Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Ononlo Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Hancock Lake, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Ononlo Lake before loading the car.