Tadpole Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Nipissing District, Ontario, is where Tadpole Lake sits. It lies 406 metres above sea level. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Nipissing District are larger. United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde is the closest place, 60 km off. Then Mattawa, 69 km, and Haliburton Village, 77 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Tadpole Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Tadpole Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -12°C to 18°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late April to early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Tadpole Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is a campsite 600 m from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Opeongo Lake is 3.6 km off. Check the current arrangement for Tadpole Lake.