Smallpox Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Smallpox Lake belongs to Nipissing District, Ontario. Around the bank it is pine and birch. The water covers some 10 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. It lies lower than most water we list in Ontario. Supplies mean a trip to Sturgeon Falls, 28 km off. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 96 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Smallpox Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. 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. Public occurrence data for Nipissing District names smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Smallpox Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -12°C to 19°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Smallpox Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Little Clear Lake is 3.3 km distant. None of that is settled for Smallpox Lake in what we hold.