Browns Lake Fishing in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Browns Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario. The bank is 233 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Renfrew County list. Some 24 km away sits Pembroke, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Petawawa (24 km) and Eganville (26 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Browns Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Renfrew County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Browns Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 19°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Browns Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Clear Lake, 1.1 km away. Check the position at Browns Lake before loading the car.