Sisco Lake in Nipissing District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Sisco Lake is one of the Nipissing District waters in Ontario. This is lake country bush ground. It measures about 36 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 2.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Powassan sits 22 km from here and is the nearest stop. Greater Sudbury sits 158 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Sisco Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Nipissing District: smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Sisco Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -13°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Sisco Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Overnight stays are possible about 320 m out, where camping is mapped. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lost Dog Lake sits 1.8 km off and takes the overflow. For Sisco Lake in particular, ask before you travel.