Young Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Young Lake in Manitoulin District, Ontario. It sits at 188 metres above sea level. At about 10 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 2.4 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Manitoulin District. Supplies mean a trip to Blind River, 35 km off. It is 178 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Young Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Manitoulin District list rainbow smelt, lake whitefish, cisco, yellow perch and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Treat Young Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -9°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Young Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Young Lake Bird Sanctuary runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Wickett Lake is 1.4 km off. Check the position on Young Lake before loading the car.