Unktahee Lake near Mattawa: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Unktahee Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario. The bank is 462 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 9 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Nipissing District standards. Nearest place of any size is Mattawa, 26 km away. After that come Powassan at 64 km and Callander at 65 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Unktahee Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Unktahee Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Unktahee Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Villeneuve Lake, 1.3 km out. For Unktahee Lake in particular, ask before you travel.