Pine Lake Fishing near Témiscaming, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Nipissing District, Ontario, this is Pine Lake. It sits at 321 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Nipissing District. Nearest town is Témiscaming, 14 km off. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 134 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Pine Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Nipissing District cover smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Pine Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -14°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Pine Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is a jetty 1.2 km off, worth knowing on a busy day. Mapping shows a campsite some 1.2 km from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Threetrails Lake, 1.3 km out. Rules at Pine Lake are worth checking on the day.