Silverfive Lake in Timiskaming District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Silverfive Lake is a Timiskaming District water, in Ontario. It lies 337 metres above sea level. At roughly 10 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. A shoreline of some 2.1 km keeps the choices simple. Start from Englehart, 79 km down the road. Greater Sudbury sits 133 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Silverfive Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Silverfive Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Silverfive Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Polliwog Lake, 0.7 km away. Confirm before you fish Silverfive Lake.