Fishing at Pinay Lake, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Pinay Lake is listed under Nipissing District, Ontario. The ground around here is rolling bush. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Nipissing District are larger. South River lies 57 km from the water. For a city, Barrie is 168 km off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Pinay Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Pinay Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -13°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Pinay Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. You can camp about 600 m away, going by the mapping. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Bonasa Lake sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Pinay Lake before loading the car.