Silver Buck Lake Fishing near Haliburton Village, Ontario

• Overview

  Silver Buck Lake lies in Haliburton County, in Ontario. The water sits 364 metres up. At about 25 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 2.3 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Nearest place of any size is Haliburton Village, 26 km away. Barrie sits 109 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Silver Buck Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Haliburton County, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, rock bass, yellow perch and lake trout. The county list is broader than any single water. At Silver Buck Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -11°C to 18°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Silver Buck Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a campsite 220 m from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Silver Doe Lake at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Silver Buck Lake before loading the car.