St. Paul Lake Fishing Guide, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Timiskaming District in Ontario is where St. Paul Lake sits. The water sits 327 metres up. Surface area is around 23 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 2.4 km on foot. Kirkland Lake is the closest town at 45 km. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 167 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on St. Paul Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Timiskaming District list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At St. Paul Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 17°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish St. Paul Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Morrison Lake, 1.9 km out. Check the current arrangement for St. Paul Lake.