[4] Communities along and near the lakeshore include Bobcaygeon at the northwest, and Omemee at the south.

[3][4] The Gamiing Nature Centre operates on the west shore of Pigeon Lake from a 100-acre property with a natural shoreline, surrounded by wetlands, forests and meadows.

The most common game fish in the lake are smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, carp, muskellunge as well as a number of panfish.

Commercial and recreational fishing has caused the introduction of zebra mussels, which change the ecosystem by filtering the water and making it clearer.

Some fish, such as Walleye, dislike the clear water and have become less abundant.