Fishing at Stella Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Stella Lake lies in Timiskaming District, Ontario. The surface lies 351 metres up. Roughly 27 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 4.1 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. For a base, Englehart sits 67 km out. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 137 km off. Not far off: Molly Lake some 0.7 km off, Everett Lake at 2.9 km, Dinny Lake some 3.1 km off, LeHeup Lake at 3.9 km and Mire Lake some 4 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Stella Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Timiskaming District, recorded fish include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Take Stella Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan around that when you fish Stella Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Molly Lake, 0.7 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Stella Lake for certain.