Tasse Lake in Nipissing District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Tasse Lake sits in Nipissing District, out in Ontario. The surface lies 319 metres up. With some 12 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 3.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Nearest town is Haileybury, 47 km off. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 102 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Tasse Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Nipissing District list smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Tasse Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -16°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Tasse Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Nellem Lake, 1.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Tasse Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.