Buttermilk Lake Fishing in Hastings County, Ontario

• Overview

  Buttermilk Lake is listed under Hastings County, Ontario. It sits at 327 metres above sea level. Small at around 7 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Hastings County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Bancroft, 19 km away. The big place round here is Kingston, 123 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Buttermilk Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Hastings County cover rock bass, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Buttermilk Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -11°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Buttermilk Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Hamm Lake sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Buttermilk Lake.