Fishing Big Clear Lake in Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Big Clear Lake is a Frontenac County water, in Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. At 1.70 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 13 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Few waters listed in Frontenac County are bigger. Elginburg/Silvers Corners/Shannons Corners sits 27 km from the bank. Sharpton/Glenvale is 29 km and Sharbot Lake 30 km. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Big Clear Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Frontenac County: pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Big Clear Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 20°C on average, January about -9°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Big Clear Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You can camp about 960 m away, going by the mapping. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Pollywog Lake is 1.6 km off. Nothing on Big Clear Lake should be assumed from this page alone.