St. George Lake Fishing Guide, York, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find St. George Lake in York, Ontario. Height above sea level is 297 metres. The water covers some 10 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 1.8 km, and most of it is walkable. Aurora at 5.7 km is the nearest place to stop. It is 10 km to Richmond Hill, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on St. George Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across York: yellow perch, pumpkinseed, rock bass, white sucker and bluegill. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read St. George Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 20°C and January near -8°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on St. George Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a car park at Lake Wilcox Park Overflow Parking, roughly 590 m away. The spot is marked as a fishing site on the map, 850 m from our point. There is a toilet block some 700 m out. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Wilcox Lake, 1.2 km away. Rules at St. George Lake are worth checking on the day.