Fishing at Cedar Lake, Hastings County, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Cedar Lake in Hastings County, Ontario. The setting is mixed forest on every side. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Hastings County. Bancroft at 12 km is the nearest place to stop. Marmora is 55 km away, with United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde at 57 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Hastings County: rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Cedar Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -11°C at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Cedar Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Gaffney Lake is 2.6 km distant. Confirm access to Cedar Lake locally before you travel.