Beaver Lake in Renfrew County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Renfrew County, Ontario, is where Beaver Lake sits. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Renfrew County standards. Eganville is the closest town at 37 km. Nepean is the closest city, 104 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Renfrew County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Beaver Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -12°C at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Beaver Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Twinbear Lake is 1.3 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Beaver Lake for certain.