Cameron Lake Fishing near Eganville, Ontario

• Overview

  Cameron Lake is one of the Renfrew County waters in Ontario. The water sits 280 metres up. It runs to roughly 48 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 3.4 km keeps the choices simple. On our Renfrew County list it sits near the top for size. Eganville lies 35 km from the water. For a city, Nepean is 131 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Cameron Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Renfrew County, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Cameron Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -12°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Cameron Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Kennellys Lake is 2.2 km distant. None of that is settled for Cameron Lake in what we hold.