Upper Redwater Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Nipissing District entry here is Upper Redwater Lake, in Ontario. It sits in pine and birch. At about 80 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Few waters listed in Nipissing District are bigger. The town to know is Témiscaming, 47 km out. Notre-Dame-du-Lac lies 50 km off, Ville-Marie another 51 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Upper Redwater Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Nipissing District names smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Upper Redwater Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -15°C for January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Upper Redwater Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Threeportage Lake is 2.6 km off. Signs at Upper Redwater Lake carry more weight than any list.