Silver Lake near Haileybury: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Timiskaming District, Ontario, this is Silver Lake. The bank is 345 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Timiskaming District list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 12 km from Haileybury. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 140 km off. Others within reach: Mary Ann Lake lies 1 km on, New Lake 1.6 km, Columbus Lake lies 1.6 km on, Ibsen Pond 1.7 km and Frog Lake lies 1.8 km on. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Silver Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Timiskaming District list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Silver Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 18°C in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Silver Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Mary Ann Lake is 1 km off. Ask locally about Silver Lake if anything is unclear.