Roosevelt Lake Fishing Guide, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Roosevelt Lake belongs to Timiskaming District, Ontario. The bank gives way to rolling bush. At about 70 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 6.0 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Timiskaming District. The nearest place of any size is Haileybury, 22 km away. Greater Sudbury sits 130 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Roosevelt Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Timiskaming District names brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Roosevelt Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Roosevelt Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is a campsite 570 m from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Bryan Lake, 2.1 km away. Signs at Roosevelt Lake carry more weight than any list.