Scarecrow Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Timiskaming District, Ontario, this is Scarecrow Lake. The setting is mixed forest. This is sizeable water at about 1.96 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. Few waters listed in Timiskaming District are bigger. Capreol is the closest town at 65 km. Greater Sudbury sits 90 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Scarecrow Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Timiskaming District records list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Scarecrow Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Scarecrow Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Woods Lake at 2.2 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Scarecrow Lake locally before you travel.