Code Bay Fishing Guide, Lanark County, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Lanark County, Ontario. The ground round it is mixed forest. At roughly 24.38 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. The bank runs about 58 km in total, split between open shore and sheltered corners. Of the waters listed here in Lanark County, this is the largest. The nearest place of any size is Carleton Place, 4.5 km away. Then Almonte, 14 km, and Mississippi Mills, 15 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Code Bay

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Reed and marsh margins hold fish through the moving hours. Salt and fresh mix here, and the mixing line is worth finding. Survey and observation records for Lanark County include pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass and bluegill. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Code Bay that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 20°C and January at -11°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Code Bay runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A picnic spot sits 1.3 km from the bank. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Haley Lake is 9.8 km off. Treat access at Code Bay as something to verify.