Fishing at Stress Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Stress Lake stands in Timiskaming District, Ontario. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The nearest town is Englehart, 85 km away. Beyond it, Temiskaming Shores at 92 km and Kirkland Lake at 93 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Stress Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name brook trout, northern pike and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Stress Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. From about late April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Stress Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Grand Lake sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Stress Lake should be assumed from this page alone.