Upper Bluesea Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Upper Bluesea Lake falls inside Nipissing District. What surrounds it is mixed forest. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Nipissing District list. The closest town, United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, is 52 km distant. Further out sit Bancroft (63 km) and Chalk River (67 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Upper Bluesea Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. The county list is broader than any single water. Upper Bluesea Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -13°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Upper Bluesea Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Wish Lake, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Upper Bluesea Lake are worth checking on the day.