Wabasso Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Nipissing District, Ontario, this is Wabasso Lake. It stands 411 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Nipissing District are larger. 49 km away sits United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, the nearest town. After that come Huntsville at 64 km and Haliburton Village at 65 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Wabasso Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Wabasso Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 18°C in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Wabasso Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Onaway Lake, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Wabasso Lake if anything is unclear.