Old Lake Cottage

Finescale Dace fishing in Canada

Chrosomus neogaeus

Documented at
2,292 waters
Primary species at
0 waters
Ideal water temp
15°C
Active range
8–21°C

Best finescale dace waters today

Scored for 2026-09-15 from live weather, water temperature and this species’ own thermal range.

  1. Cliff Lake (Nipigon)Lake74
  2. Trap CreekRiver73
  3. Hook LakeLake73
  4. Flett LakeLake73
  5. Lost RiverRiver73
  6. Tamarac CreekRiver73
  7. Mearow Lake (Kirkland Lake)Lake73
  8. Stella Lake (Gogama)Lake73
  9. McIntosh CreekRiver73
  10. Yorston RiverRiver73

How to fish for finescale dace

Finescale dace are a small, dark minnow of cool bog ponds, quiet lake bays, and slow, vegetated streams across the North, often sharing boggy water with redbelly dace. They tolerate quiet, tea-stained, low-oxygen conditions well. They aren't a rod target; they're a forage fish, prey for pike, trout, and other predators, and occasionally used as bait. On a location page, finescale dace are context about a cool, boggy forage base rather than a species to fish for.

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