Tattler Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Tattler Lake is listed under Nipissing District, Ontario. The bank is 390 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 40 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The closest town, United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, is 53 km distant. Beyond it, Haliburton Village at 71 km and Bancroft at 73 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Tattler Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Nipissing District list smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Tattler Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -13°C in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Tattler Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. You can camp 170 m off, which suits an early start. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Rumley Lake, 1.3 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Tattler Lake for certain.