Red Canoe Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Red Canoe Lake sits within Nipissing District in Ontario. It stands 284 metres above sea level. Roughly 17 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. West Nipissing is the closest town at 52 km. It is 98 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. If this one is busy: Belanger Lake a touch under 2 km, Robin Lake about 2.3 km, Olive Lake a touch under 2.4 km, Packsack Lake about 3.7 km and Pot Lake a touch under 4.2 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Red Canoe Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Nipissing District list smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Red Canoe Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 18°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Red Canoe Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Belanger Lake, 2 km out. Where Red Canoe Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.