Zavitz Creek Fishing in Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Zavitz Creek is one of the Timiskaming District listings for Ontario. Elevation runs to 344 metres. The water covers some 15 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Timmins lies 52 km from the water. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 170 km off. Round about: Luke Lake sits 1.3 km out, Dexter Lake some 2 km off, Canoeshed Lake sits 3.6 km out, Redwing Lake some 4.3 km off and Steve Lake sits 4.6 km out. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Zavitz Creek

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Wading opens water that no bank angler reaches. Undercut banks hold fish that the middle of the river never will. Reported across Timiskaming District: brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Zavitz Creek decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter narrows this to the open runs; full flow returns around early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Zavitz Creek.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Luke Lake, 1.3 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Zavitz Creek for certain.