Chip Lake Fishing Guide, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. It stands 335 metres above sea level. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Head to Bancroft, 28 km away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Kingston is 121 km off. Near neighbours include: Robinson Lake 0.8 km away, Sleeper Lake (3.2 km), Smith Lake 5.3 km away, Buck Lake (5.3 km) and Weslemkoon Lake 5.3 km away. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Chip Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Lennox and Addington County include pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Chip Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 19°C, while January sits near -12°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Chip Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. 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. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Robinson Lake at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Chip Lake for certain.