Clear Lake Fishing near Pembroke, Ontario

• Overview

  Clear Lake is listed under Renfrew County, Ontario. This is lake country bush country. At roughly 10 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The edge runs 1.5 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. Pembroke lies 23 km from the water. Petawawa follows at 23 km, then Eganville at 26 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Clear Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Renfrew County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Clear Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -13°C for January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. From about late April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Clear Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Mackeys Lake, 0.6 km out. For Clear Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.