Fishing at Wright Lake, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Nipissing District, Wright Lake is an Ontario water. The water sits 186 metres up. Around 12 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The bank runs about 3.3 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. Mattawa sits 22 km from here and is the nearest stop. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 155 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Wright Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Nipissing District names smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Wright Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -13°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Wright Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Brucite Lake is 0.6 km distant. Nothing on Wright Lake should be assumed from this page alone.