Fishing Cranberry Lake in Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Cranberry Lake is one of the Frontenac County waters in Ontario. It sits at 141 metres above sea level. Around 13 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 1.8 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. The closest town, Sharpton/Glenvale, is 20 km distant. The big place round here is Kingston, 33 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Cranberry 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. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Frontenac County include pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass and smallmouth bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Cranberry Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 20°C and January reads -9°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Cranberry Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. McGuire Lake at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Cranberry Lake before loading the car.