Anna Lake Fishing Guide, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Anna Lake, in Renfrew County. The surface lies 262 metres up. Surface area is around 25 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The whole outline is near 2.8 km, and most of it is walkable. Eganville is the closest place, 40 km off. The nearest city of size is Nepean, 106 km away. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Anna Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Renfrew County: smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Anna Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -12°C in January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Anna Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Wilson Lake at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Anna Lake before loading the car.