Owaissa Lake in Nipissing District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Owaissa Lake falls in Nipissing District, part of Ontario. What surrounds it is mixed forest. At about 23 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 3.1 km on foot. Nearest place of any size is Ville-Marie, 33 km away. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 118 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Owaissa Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. 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. Read Owaissa Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Owaissa Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Black Duck Lake at 1.4 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Owaissa Lake may have changed since it was mapped.