Drag Lake
Dudley and Dysart Township
Physical Data
Surface Area - 2,477 acres Perimeter - 26.1 miles Maximum Depth - 180 ft Mean Depth - 59 ft
Lake Characteristics
Drag Lake is a fairly large waterbody, the bottom consisting of three basins. Water colour is blue-green and very clear, indicated by the disappearance of the secchi disc from view 21 ft from the surface. Susceptible to acid rain.
Fishing
Lake trout, brook trout, lake herring, smallmouth bass, rock bass, longnose sucker , white sucker, pumkinseed, fathead min- now, finescale dace, brook stickleback , golden shiner, com- mon shiner.Drag Lake is predominantly a lake trout - smallmouth bass fishery. Lake trout are taken during the ice fishing period by using minnows and jigging with artificial lures. Trolling is the usual way of catching lake trout during open water season. Small mouth bass are angled by means of still fishing and spin casting, usually along the rocky shoreline and in the shallower bays. Will be open Jan 1/02 for ice fishing. Slot size, check with MNR for current regulations.
Access
Drag Lake is located 8 km east of Haliburton on Hwy 121 and can be reached via Kenneway Rd. Boat launching sites are located at Kenneway Rd.
