Ryegrass Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Ryegrass Lake stands in Nipissing District, Ontario. The water sits 404 metres up. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Nipissing District standards. Nearest town is United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, 53 km off. Barrie sits 180 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Ryegrass Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Nipissing District: smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Ryegrass Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -13°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Ryegrass Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. You can camp about 790 m away, going by the mapping. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Rumley Lake at 1 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Ryegrass Lake in what we hold.