Ravenau Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Ravenau Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario. Land around it is rolling bush. It runs to roughly 23 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 3.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. For supplies, Mattawa is 39 km out. Powassan is 64 km away, with South River at 69 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Ravenau Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Nipissing District records list smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Ravenau Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -13°C on the long-run figures. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Ravenau Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Overnight stays are possible 210 m away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lantern Lake sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Ravenau Lake.