Twenty Minute Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Twenty Minute Lake stands in Nipissing District, Ontario. The surface lies 357 metres up. Surface area is around 34 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 3.4 km in total. Some 28 km away sits Témiscaming, the nearest settlement. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 141 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Twenty Minute Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Twenty Minute Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 18°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Twenty Minute Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. 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. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Indian Lake is 0.7 km distant. Treat Twenty Minute Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.