Lac Bangs Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Lac Bangs in Nipissing District, Ontario. The setting is pine and birch. The water covers some 68 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. At about 7.8 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. On our Nipissing District list it sits near the top for size. Mattawa sits 18 km from here and is the nearest stop. Témiscaming is 36 km and Notre-Dame-du-Lac 37 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Bangs

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Nipissing District cover smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Bangs rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -13°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Lac Bangs more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Jennette Lake, 3.4 km out. Confirm before you fish Lac Bangs.