Fishing Spud Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Timiskaming District, Ontario, you have Spud Lake. The land about it is lake country bush. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Timiskaming District list. The closest town, Englehart, is 91 km distant. Capreol is 97 km and Kirkland Lake 98 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Spud Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Timiskaming District, recorded fish include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The near bank of Spud Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Spud Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Bobtail Lake, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Spud Lake.