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

• Overview

  Timberwolf Lake is one of the Nipissing District listings for Ontario. It lies 421 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 1.78 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Some 13 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Size puts it in the front rank of our Nipissing District list. South River at 48 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Barrie is 158 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Timberwolf Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Nipissing District list smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Timberwolf Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -12°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Timberwolf Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is camping recorded roughly 380 m off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Pocket Lake is 1.6 km off. Ask locally about Timberwolf Lake if anything is unclear.