High · Low
Marginal today
reservoir / 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
02 - Conditions
Today's read.
Quick Summary
Rainy and mild, with a high of 23° and a low of 16°. Breezy, gusts to 46 km/h. Steady pressure should keep the bite consistent.
Daily max · 0-11
Avg · SW · gusts to 46 km/h
steady · -1 hPa/24h
14h 56m daylight
Lunar phase
Peak 8.1 mm/h · 11 wet hrs
C+
Marginal today
Boatable but breezy — a 14 km/h SW average over 1.2 km of fetch builds some chop; the northeast shore stays cleanest. Gusts spike to 46 km/h at times — check the hourly and time your launch. Good bite potential — with bright sun, dawn and dusk are your windows. Work the shoreline edges and lean on the low-light hours.
Craft Verdicts
No trailer launch in seed dataCarry-in launch1.2 km max fetchPressure steady (-1.1 hPa/24h)
Powerboat
No trailer ramp here — a powerboat can't launch.
Kayak
Clear to launch — a 14 km/h SW average over 1.2 km of fetch stays well within a kayak's low, wind-caught profile; easy to hold position. Gusts spike to 46 km/h at times — time your launch.
Canoe
Launchable but exposed — a 29 km/h average gust and 1.2 km of fetch will test an open canoe's shallow draft; put in on the northeast shore and stay tight to it. Gusts spike to 46 km/h at times — time your launch.
Hourly Conditions
5:00 a.m.
18°Temp
UV0
Precip1.6mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · SW18kph
Gust38kph
Launch ReadCaution
7:00 a.m.
19°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · SW16kph
Gust31kph
Launch ReadCaution
9:00 a.m.
20°Temp
UV1
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · SW16kph
Gust37kph
Launch ReadCaution
11:00 a.m.
21°Temp
UV2
Precip1.1mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · SW17kph
Gust27kph
Launch ReadFishable
1:00 p.m.
20°Temp
UV5
Precip1.4mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · W15kph
Gust29kph
Launch ReadFishable
3:00 p.m.
20°Temp
UV7
Precip8.1mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · SW10kph
Gust17kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
Storm!5:00 p.m.
20°Temp
UV4
Precip3.4mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · SW17kph
Gust36kph
Launch ReadCaution
7:00 p.m.
19°Temp
UV1
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · NW13kph
Gust31kph
Launch ReadCaution
9:00 p.m.
18°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityHigh
Wind · NW12kph
Gust12kph
Launch ReadFishable
Weekly Outlook
LaunchFishable
BiteHigh
LaunchCaution
BiteHigh
LaunchAll Clear
BiteFair
LaunchAll Clear
BiteFair
LaunchAll Clear
BiteHigh
LaunchFishable
BiteMaximum
LaunchAll Clear
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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