Peterlong Lake Fishing Guide, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Peterlong Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. Start from Timmins, 42 km down the road. Further out sit Iroquois Falls (93 km) and Kirkland Lake (102 km). Close by you have: Telluride Lake roughly 4.6 km, Lower Michegama Lake sits 4.9 km out, Trayes Lake roughly 6 km, Mountjoy Lake sits 6 km out and Muskasenda Lake roughly 7.8 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Peterlong Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Peterlong Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Peterlong Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Telluride Lake, 4.6 km away. The position on Peterlong Lake is worth confirming on the day.