Fishing Lac Robertson in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Lac Robertson falls in Nipissing District, part of Ontario. This is rolling bush ground. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Our Nipissing District list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Mattawa, is 4.1 km away. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 177 km off. Also on the doorstep: Lac Pin 1.1 km, Lac Rond at 1.2 km, Lac Saint-Amant 2.8 km, Lac McCracken at 4.9 km and East Montreuil Lake 5.1 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac Robertson

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Nipissing District list smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Lac Robertson decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 18°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lac Robertson fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Pin at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac Robertson as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.