Bedard Ponds, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Renfrew County end of Ontario holds Bedard Ponds. Height above sea level is 287 metres. With some 19 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bancroft at 44 km is the nearest place to stop. Eganville follows at 46 km, then Petawawa at 59 km. Neighbouring water: Dixie Lake lies 2 km on, Kamaniskeg Lake 2.6 km away, Parcher Lake lies 3 km on, Muskrat Lake 3.3 km away and Crooked Lake lies 3.5 km on. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Bedard Ponds

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Renfrew County names smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Bedard Ponds the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Anyone fishing Bedard Ponds regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. 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. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Dixie Lake, 2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Bedard Ponds if anything is unclear.