Kawarthas, Ontario

Balsam Lake fishing map

Surveyed depth, structure and ranked fishing spots for Balsam Lake — scored for your species and the day's conditions, and it all works with no signal. Free.

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Top 6 ranked spots for Smallmouth Bass in summer, on the surveyed outline. Analysis only — not for navigation.
Water area
47.65 km²
Data
Contour Derivedfree download · 7.0 MB
Where it rates, and why

The top spots on Balsam Lake, explained.

Every spot carries its reasons. In the app the ranking changes with your species, the season, the date, wind and pressure — this is the default read.

  1. 1
    4.39 m deep · score 0.68 · good
    • Depth 4.4 m in band 4-12 m
    • On 4.4 m rise hump (crown 2.7 m)
    • Point (481 m, 5 m contour) 1 m away
  2. 2
    5.07 m deep · score 0.61 · good
    • Depth 5.1 m in band 4-12 m
    • On 2.9 m rise hump (crown 3.7 m)
    • Point (285 m, 5 m contour) 3 m away
  3. 3
    4.51 m deep · score 0.61 · good
    • Depth 4.5 m in band 4-12 m
    • On 4.6 m rise hump (crown 2.3 m)
    • Saddle at 10.1 m (hump-shore) 71 m away
  4. 4
    4.97 m deep · score 0.58 · fair
    • Depth 5.0 m in band 4-12 m
    • 15 m from 2.9 m rise hump (crown 3.7 m)
    • Point (250 m, 5 m contour) 6 m away
  5. 5
    5.01 m deep · score 0.54 · fair
    • Depth 5.0 m in band 4-12 m
    • On 2.6 m rise hump (crown 3.5 m)
    • Point (667 m, 5 m contour) 5 m away
  6. 6
    5.76 m deep · score 0.51 · fair
    • Depth 5.8 m in band 4-12 m
    • 16 m from 2.2 m rise hump (crown 4.6 m)
    • Point (579 m, 6 m contour) 3 m away
In the app

Balsam Lake is a free download inside Anglers Edge.

One tap in the lake picker fetches the 7.0 MB pack on Wi-Fi; after that it works fully offline, forever.

  • Full-resolution depth map, contours and hillshade
  • Humps, saddles, breaklines, points, flats and weed as layers
  • Every spot re-scored for your species, date, wind and pressure
  • 48-hour bite window, one-tap catch log, waypoints and GPX export
  • Works with no signal, forever
Download Anglers Edge

Species scored here

Smallmouth BassLargemouth BassWalleyeNorthern PikeLake TroutLake WhitefishMuskellungeCisco

Named water

North BaySouth BayWest BayAnt IslandBall Island

Nearby lakes

Cameron Lake Sturgeon Lake Pigeon Lake Lake Scugog Buckhorn Lake Chemong Lake

Where the data comes from

Bathymetry for Balsam Lake is built from the provincial open-data survey record; where soundings are sparse the app marks cells unsurveyed rather than guessing. Source: Land Information Ontario (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Anglers Edge is an analysis tool, not a navigation aid — carry official charts.