Fishing at Shallow Lake, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Shallow Lake falls inside Nipissing District. The water sits 323 metres up. Surface area is around 47 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 3.4 km of margin, front to back. The nearest town is Temiskaming Shores, 32 km away. It is 115 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Shallow Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Shallow Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Shallow Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Young Loon Lake is 2.4 km distant. Treat access at Shallow Lake as something to verify.