Fishing Row Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Row Lake sits in Timiskaming District, out in Ontario. It sits at 316 metres above sea level. It measures about 20 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 2.7 km of margin, front to back. Kirkland Lake lies 32 km from the water. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 222 km distant. In the same area: Mutch Lake 1.1 km away, Jones Lake at 1.2 km, Wicklan Lake 2.1 km away, Sylvia Lake at 2.4 km and Bourke Lake 2.4 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Row Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Timiskaming District records list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Row Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -17°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Row Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Mutch Lake, 1.1 km out. What applies at Row Lake may have changed since it was mapped.