Price's Lake in Timiskaming District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Timiskaming District, Ontario, sits Price's Lake. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Roughly 17 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 1.7 km of margin, front to back. Head to Ville-Marie, 22 km away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 130 km distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Price's Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Timiskaming District records list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The near bank of Price's Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -15°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Price's Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows a campsite some 310 m from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Little Trout Lake at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. For Price's Lake in particular, ask before you travel.