Wasun Lake in Nipissing District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Wasun Lake belongs to Nipissing District, Ontario. The water sits 352 metres up. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Nipissing District list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Deep River, 56 km away. Chalk River follows at 56 km, then Mattawa at 66 km. Close by you also have: Dody Lake 1 km, Coy Lake after 1.5 km, Skylark Lake 2.7 km, Petit Lake after 2.9 km and Shangashi Lake 3 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Wasun Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Wasun Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -13°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Wasun Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Dody Lake, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Wasun Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.