Buck Shanty Lake Fishing Guide, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Buck Shanty Lake in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. The setting is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lennox and Addington County. The closest town, Bancroft, is 46 km distant. For a city, Kingston is 117 km off. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Buck Shanty Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass and bluegill. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Buck Shanty Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -12°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Buck Shanty Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Little Cedar Lake is 0.7 km off. Confirm before you fish Buck Shanty Lake.