Fishing at Pacaud Lake, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Pacaud Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario. The bank is 166 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 9 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is low-lying compared with other Ontario water we list. You are 16 km from Mattawa. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 162 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pacaud Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Pacaud Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -13°C in January to roughly 19°C in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Pacaud Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A campsite is mapped about 1.5 km away, which makes an early start easier. Public toilets are recorded roughly 1.2 km off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Moore Lake is 1.4 km distant. None of that is settled for Pacaud Lake in what we hold.