Singleton Lake Fishing Guide, Rainy River District, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Singleton Lake, in Rainy River District. The bank is 425 metres above sea level. At about 45 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The bank runs about 4.0 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Atikokan sits 15 km from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Ignace (71 km) and Ely (105 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Singleton Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Rainy River District: northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, walleye and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Singleton Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -17°C to 18°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Singleton Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Day Lake is 1.2 km distant. Confirm before you fish Singleton Lake.