Big Yirkie Lake
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Big Yirkie Lake is a small lake
in eastern Ontario
. It can be found off of highway 28, between Bancroft
and Denbigh . The shape of the lake is triangular and long. Although it is a small lake, it has two island
s and it is bigger than its counterpart, Little Yirkie Lake
. People fish in the lake for Pike
, Bass
, Pickerel
and Perch .
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in eastern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It can be found off of highway 28, between Bancroft
Bancroft, Ontario
Bancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario.- History :In 1853 the first pioneer family settled in the area, and over the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly, as another 88 families followed...
and Denbigh . The shape of the lake is triangular and long. Although it is a small lake, it has two island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s and it is bigger than its counterpart, Little Yirkie Lake
Little Yirkie Lake
Little Yirkie Lake is a small, bottle shaped lake in Ontario. It can be found on the north side of highway 28, near its larger counterpart, Big Yirkie Lake. The lake is small, measuring only 100 metres by 475 metres....
. People fish in the lake for Pike
Northern Pike
The northern pike , is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox...
, Bass
Bass (fish)
Bass is a name shared by many different species of popular gamefish. The term encompasses both freshwater and marine species. All belong to the large order Perciformes, or perch-like fishes, and in fact the word bass comes from Middle English bars, meaning "perch."-Types of basses:*The temperate...
, Pickerel
American pickerel
The American pickerels are two subspecies of Esox americanus, a species of freshwater fish in the pike family of order Esociformes: the redfin pickerel, E. americanus americanus Gmelin, 1789, and the grass pickerel, E. americanus vermiculatus Lesueur, 1846.Both subspecies are native to North America...
and Perch .