Fishing at Stubby Lake, Haliburton County, Ontario

• Overview

  Stubby Lake is one of the Haliburton County waters in Ontario. The ground round it is rolling bush. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Haliburton County. 11 km away sits United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, the nearest town. Haliburton Village follows at 28 km, then Bancroft at 43 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Stubby Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Haliburton County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, rock bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Stubby Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -12°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Stubby Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Skinny Lake at 0.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Stubby Lake should be assumed from this page alone.