High · Low
Solid today
reservoir / Acton, ON / FMZ 16Fairy Lake
Fairy Lake is a mill pond that never drained. The Adams brothers dammed Black Creek in 1830 to run a flour and saw mill, and the shallow, weedy impoundment that backed up — roughly 26 hectares, averaging about a metre deep — still sits in the middle of Acton.
Target Species
Today's read.
Quick Summary
Cool, with a high of 12° and a low of 3°. Breezy, gusts to 43 km/h. Falling pressure often fires up the bite.
Daily max · 0-11
Avg · NW · gusts to 43 km/h
falling · -6 hPa/24h
10h 20m daylight
Lunar phase
Dry through the launch window
B+
Solid today
Choppy — a 12 km/h average over 1.2 km of fetch keeps you on the southeast shore with short runs. Gusts spike to 43 km/h at times — check the hourly and time your launch. The bite should be firing — a falling barometer often trips a pre-front feed. Fish the southeast shore where wind stacks bait and keep it tight to cover.
Craft Verdicts
No trailer launch in seed dataCarry-in launch1.2 km max fetchPressure falling (-6.5 hPa/24h)
Powerboat
No trailer ramp here — a powerboat can't launch.
Kayak
Clear to launch — a 12 km/h NW average over 1.2 km of fetch stays well within a kayak's low, wind-caught profile; easy to hold position. Gusts spike to 43 km/h at times — time your launch.
Canoe
Launchable but exposed — a 24 km/h average gust and 1.2 km of fetch will test an open canoe's shallow draft; put in on the southeast shore and stay tight to it. Gusts spike to 43 km/h at times — time your launch.
Hourly Conditions
5:00 a.m.
6°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureFalling
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · NW13kph
Gust13kph
Launch ReadFishable
7:00 a.m.
5°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureFalling
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · W10kph
Gust10kph
Launch ReadFishable
9:00 a.m.
7°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureFalling
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · W8kph
Gust8kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
Fish On!11:00 a.m.
9°Temp
UV1
Precip0.0mm
PressureFalling
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · W12kph
Gust38kph
Launch ReadCaution
1:00 p.m.
10°Temp
UV3
Precip0.0mm
PressureFalling
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · NW15kph
Gust42kph
Launch ReadCaution
3:00 p.m.
12°Temp
UV3
Precip0.0mm
PressureFalling
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · NW14kph
Gust43kph
Launch ReadCaution
5:00 p.m.
11°Temp
UV1
Precip0.0mm
PressureFalling
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · NW14kph
Gust33kph
Launch ReadCaution
7:00 p.m.
8°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureFalling
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · NW12kph
Gust12kph
Launch ReadFishable
9:00 p.m.
6°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureFalling
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · NW10kph
Gust10kph
Launch ReadFishable
Weekly Outlook
LaunchCaution
BiteMaximum
LaunchAll Clear
BiteFair
LaunchAll Clear
BiteFair
LaunchAll Clear
BiteHigh
LaunchAll Clear
BiteMaximum
LaunchFishable
BiteMaximum
LaunchFishable
BiteMaximum
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How it fishes
Historic 1830 mill-pond impoundment on Black Creek (Adams brothers' flour & saw mill); Prospect Park and Fairy Lake are slated for municipal heritage designation.
SourceInvasive round goby is confirmed present in Fairy Lake by Credit Valley Conservation (reported 2024); it is illegal in Canada to possess live round goby or use them as bait.
SourceSubject of a Fairy Lake Revival project — a 2023 Water Quality Study Update and a 2025 Implementation Plan covering a nutrient model plus phragmites and waterfowl management.
SourceA community urban fishery that hosts the Mayor's Fishing Derby ("Go for the Goby").
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Regulations snapshot
This is a summary, not the legal regulation — confirm current rules with the official source before fishing.
Largemouth Bass
Season: Fourth Saturday in June to November 30
Limit: S-6 / C-2 (combined with Smallmouth Bass)
Official sourceBlack Crappie
Season: Open all year
Limit: S-30 / C-10
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Access notes
Prospect Park
carry-in / small-craft launch, Acton
Canoe/kayak/small aluminum boat access; gas-powered motors prohibited (paddle-craft / small craft only). Surrounding Prospect Park and Rotary Park parkland offers shore fishing, piers/docks, wheelchair-accessible access, and parking.
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