Fishing Redpine Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Redpine Lake sits within Nipissing District in Ontario. It lies 395 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 2.90 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The shoreline runs about 16 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. On our Nipissing District list it sits near the top for size. Nearest town is Mattawa, 54 km off. Barrie is the closest city, 178 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Redpine Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Nipissing District: smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Redpine Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 18°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Redpine Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A camping area sits within 430 m of here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Chippy Lake, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Redpine Lake may have changed since it was mapped.