Sarsfield Lake Fishing in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Timiskaming District, Ontario. This is boreal forest ground. Roughly 29 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 3.1 km of margin, front to back. Kirkland Lake lies 25 km from the water. Englehart follows at 56 km, then Iroquois Falls at 67 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Sarsfield Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Records held for Timiskaming District cover brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Sarsfield Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 17°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Sarsfield Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Knight Lake at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Sarsfield Lake should be assumed from this page alone.