Blackduck Lake Fishing Guide, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Blackduck Lake sits in Renfrew County, out in Ontario. The bank is 148 metres above sea level. With some 24 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 2.3 km, and most of it is walkable. It lies lower than most water we list in Ontario. Chalk River sits 1.5 km from here and is the nearest stop. Deep River is 8.7 km and Petawawa 20 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Blackduck Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Renfrew County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Blackduck Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -13°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Blackduck Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A carry of 1.1 km from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Corry Lake, 2.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Blackduck Lake in what we hold.