Fishing Tallpipe Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Tallpipe Lake lies in Timiskaming District, Ontario. It sits at 373 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Timiskaming District. The nearest place of any size is Temiskaming Shores, 44 km away. Englehart is 46 km and Haileybury 50 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Tallpipe Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Tallpipe Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Tallpipe Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Boucher Lake at 1.3 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Tallpipe Lake before loading the car.