Pastwa Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Pastwa Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario. It sits in lake country bush country. At about 19 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.9 km, and most of it is walkable. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. It is 172 km to Barrie, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Pastwa Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Pastwa Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -12°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Pastwa Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Coollas Lake is 2.6 km distant. Confirm access to Pastwa Lake locally before you travel.