Fishing Pell Lake in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario

• Overview

  Pell Lake is set in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. The surface lies 396 metres up. With some 34 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Huntsville lies 14 km from the water. The big place round here is Barrie, 120 km distant. Also within reach: Little Pell Lake 0.7 km, Peeler Lake 1.6 km off, Benson Lake 2 km, Lee Lake 2.4 km off and Walker Lake 2.6 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pell Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for District Municipality of Muskoka names pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and northern pike. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Treat Pell Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -11°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Pell Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Little Pell Lake is 0.7 km off. Check the position on Pell Lake before loading the car.