Cranjelly Lake Fishing Guide, Hastings County, Ontario

• Overview

  Cranjelly Lake stands in Hastings County, Ontario. It sits at 485 metres above sea level. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Hastings County list. United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde is the closest town at 15 km. Further out sit Haliburton Village (32 km) and Bancroft (41 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Cranjelly Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Hastings County cover rock bass, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Treat Cranjelly Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -12°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Cranjelly Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Clyde Lake, 1.9 km away. Confirm access to Cranjelly Lake locally before you travel.