Robinson Lake Fishing near Huntsville, Ontario

• Overview

  Robinson Lake stands in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. The country here is lake country bush. Roughly 22 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 2.3 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. 4.8 km away sits Huntsville, the nearest town. The big place round here is Barrie, 109 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Robinson Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across District Municipality of Muskoka, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and northern pike. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Robinson Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -11°C to 18°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from mid April until about early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Robinson Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A boat ramp sits about 1.2 km from the water. Expect 1.2 km away in from where the car goes. Somewhere to sit and eat is 1.3 km out. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lake Vernon is 1.7 km off. Confirm before you fish Robinson Lake.