Fishing at Split Rock Lake, District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario

• Overview

  Split Rock Lake lies in District Municipality of Muskoka, in Ontario. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in District Municipality of Muskoka. Huntsville is the closest place, 20 km off. For a city, Barrie is 125 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Split Rock Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across District Municipality of Muskoka include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Split Rock Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -12°C on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Split Rock Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Little Spaniel Lake sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Split Rock Lake if anything is unclear.