Fishing Soyers Lake in Haliburton County, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Soyers Lake falls inside Haliburton County. It sits in pine and birch. At 3.32 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Size puts it in the front rank of our Haliburton County list. Haliburton Village sits 8.4 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Barrie, 109 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Soyers Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Haliburton County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Soyers Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -11°C in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Soyers Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Kashagawigamog Lake sits 3.5 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Soyers Lake.