Udra Lake in Peterborough County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Udra Lake falls in Peterborough County, part of Ontario. The surroundings are rolling bush. At 10 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. There is roughly 1.5 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is a small entry by Peterborough County standards. Bobcaygeon lies 21 km from the water. After that come Fenelon Falls at 32 km and Lakefield at 35 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Udra Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Peterborough County cover rock bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, muskellunge and bluegill. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Udra Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -10°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Udra Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Loom Lake at 2.7 km is the sensible second choice. Where Udra Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.