Lac du Chene in Nipissing District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Lac du Chene in Nipissing District, Ontario. Elevation runs to 346 metres. Mattawa lies 22 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 198 km away. Water in the same corner: Lac du Bouleau a shade over 0.9 km, Lac Mack 2.1 km off, Lac a l'Ours a shade over 2.6 km, Lac Smith 3.6 km off and Lac Nick a shade over 3.7 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chene

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Nipissing District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lac du Chene repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 18°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Lac du Chene more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lac du Bouleau is 0.9 km distant. For Lac du Chene in particular, ask before you travel.