Fishing at Sitting Duck Lake, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Sitting Duck Lake lies in Nipissing District, Ontario. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nipissing District list. Supplies mean a trip to United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, 29 km off. For a city, Barrie is 151 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Sitting Duck Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Sitting Duck Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -12°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Sitting Duck Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. You can camp about 1.1 km away, going by the mapping. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Mildred Lake is 0.9 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Sitting Duck Lake for certain.