Fishing Tiger Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Timiskaming District entry here is Tiger Lake, in Ontario. The surroundings are rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Timiskaming District list. You are 91 km from Timmins. Englehart is 91 km and Kirkland Lake 93 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Tiger Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Timiskaming District cover brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of Tiger Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Tiger Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Moon Lake is 0.5 km off. For Tiger Lake in particular, ask before you travel.