Fishing Coffey Lake in Hastings County, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Coffey Lake in Hastings County, Ontario. It lies 392 metres above sea level. With some 11 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 2.1 km on foot. The nearest place of any size is Bancroft, 31 km away. Eganville is 53 km away, with United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde at 57 km. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Coffey Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Hastings County list rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and bluegill. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Coffey Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -12°C in January up to 18°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It sets the rhythm of the year at Coffey Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Echo Lake, 1.6 km out. Treat access at Coffey Lake as something to verify.