Fishing Tired Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Nipissing District end of Ontario holds Tired Lake. The surface lies 384 metres up. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Nipissing District are larger. The nearest place of any size is United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, 46 km away. Bancroft is 63 km and Haliburton Village 65 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Tired Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. 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. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Tired Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -13°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Tired Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. 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. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Weasel Lake is 0.8 km distant. Ask locally about Tired Lake if anything is unclear.