Fishing Clutes Lake in Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Clutes Lake in the Frontenac County part of Ontario. The water sits 308 metres up. At roughly 5 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Frontenac County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Sharbot Lake, is 47 km distant. The big place round here is Kingston, 97 km distant. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Clutes Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Frontenac County, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Clutes Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -11°C for January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Clutes Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Recorded parking is 850 m off, far enough to travel light. A camping area sits within 850 m of here. There is a toilet block some 1 km out. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Essens Lake, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Clutes Lake for certain.