Otherside Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Nipissing District, Ontario, sits Otherside Lake. The bank is 451 metres above sea level. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 1.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is high ground by Ontario standards. United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde sits 49 km from the bank. Bancroft is 60 km and Haliburton Village 68 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Otherside Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Otherside Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -13°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Otherside Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Oneside Lake, 0.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Otherside Lake is worth confirming on the day.