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This is Milliken Park Pond at McCowan and Steeles. The best place to park is the lot off Steeles... going east on Steeles, it is the first right after McCowan. The pond is near the southern tip of the parking lot. I arrived at this location at about 7:00 AM on a Sunday morning, and stayed for...

Markham pond 43 is a stormwater management pond off Edward Jeffreys Ave, near McCowan and 16th Ave. There's a dead-end stub of road sticking off Edward Jeffreys where you can park. There's a mowed down trail along the southern side of the pond. You can access the shore all around this pond if...

Markham pond 19 is a stormwater managment pond on South Unionville Ave, just west of McCowan. There's ample parking along the road next to the pond. A paved trail goes all around the pond; it includes a small bridge across the middle section. There's access to the shore all around, but you'll...

Toronto pond 108 is just north of the intersection of Finch Ave E and Scarborough-Pickering Town Line. Its a big pond, but it's completely fenced off and posted "No Trespassing - Sensitive Nature Reserve". I drove by this pond and #107 just south of it, just to verify accessibility (didn't...

Pond 103 is in L'Amoreaux Park at Kennedy and McNicoll. The parking lot is the first right turn if you're heading west on McNicoll. You can also get to this lot from Kennedy by driving through the adjoining lot for Mary Ward Catholic secondary school. Note: McNicoll is currently "blocked" to...

Markham pond 10 is located near the intersection of Markham Rd and Steeles Ave. This is a medium-sized storm pond on the edge of a neighbourhood. Unfortunately, as the following pic shows, it is completely surrounded by a chainlink fence. Not being one to climb fences, I didn't try to...

Markham pond 9 is near Steeles Ave and Markham Rd. The easiest way to get to it is to take Elson off of Markham and follow it all the way to the far northeast corner of this neighbourhood. This area is under heavy development at the moment, but it doesn't appear to be infringing on the pond(s)...

Markham pond 8 used to be near the intersection of Markham Rd and 14th Ave. Google's aerial pics are apparently out of date... this is what the pond looks like now. I don't think you'll be able to catch fish here, but you can get office supplies at reasonable prices. Other notes: The...

Markham pond 7 is apparently near the intersection of Markham Rd and 14th Ave. I drove all around, looking for access, but couldn't find a way in... it appears to be blocked by private and commercial property on all sides. Nothing else to report. toober

This is Mt. Joy Lake at Hwy 48 and 16th Ave. It has its own small parking lot, with an entrance right off of 16th Ave. Right next to this parking lot is a wide, wooden staircase that goes down to the pond, probably for ice-skaters in winter. I actually tried this pond twice, once at the end...

This is an un-named pond near 401 and Morningside. The whole thing is fenced off, and there is apparently no access. Not being the type to climb fences, I didn't attempt to fish here. toober

This pond is Swan Lake, and is located north of 16th Ave between Markham Rd and 9th Line. See the Google Map below. Access on the south side is from 16th Ave. Driving in, it looks like you're going to enter a gated retirement community, but you actually don't have to... the community borders...

This pond is just north of 16th Ave, between 9th Line and Markham Rd. It is just a little bit east of Swan Lake. Access is from Alfred Paterson Dr. Look in the right half of this Google Map to find it. Here's a view of the pond from the northeast corner, looking back towards 16th Ave. Those...

Markham pond 45 is a storm pond at Mingay and 16th... go north on Mingay and the pond is on your left. You can park along the road there, or take the first left and park at the little circle at the end. I arrived at this pond at 8:30 AM on a partly cloudy weekday morning. I fished the west...