Tallan Lake Fishing Guide, Peterborough County, Ontario

• Overview

  Tallan Lake falls in Peterborough County, part of Ontario. It sits at 320 metres above sea level. With some 46 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 3.8 km, and most of it is walkable. The closest town, Bancroft, is 28 km distant. Haliburton Village is 42 km and United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde 49 km. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Tallan Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Peterborough County, recorded fish include rock bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, muskellunge and bluegill. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Tallan Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -10°C for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Tallan Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Little Tallan Lake at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Tallan Lake should be assumed from this page alone.