Flat light and a covered sky today, with flat calm through the day and the barometer holding steady. Most of the action on Deermeadow Lake should come off the calm side of the wind. Make the night the heart of the trip. Make the first hour count and build on it. Autumn rewards covering water while the fish roam.
The bites are poor now
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In Ontario, Deermeadow Lake falls inside Renfrew County. The bank is 314 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 39 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The whole outline is near 4.2 km, and most of it is walkable. It is among the larger waters listed here for Renfrew County. Mattawa sits 36 km from here and is the nearest stop. Deep River lies 61 km off, Chalk River another 66 km. This one is safely inside the county line.
Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Renfrew County: smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Deermeadow Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.
Seasonal averages run from -13°C in January up to 18°C in July. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Deermeadow Lake that shapes the whole year.
Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Claradeer Lake is 3 km off. None of that is settled for Deermeadow Lake in what we hold.
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| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 8.7 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 9 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 18.4 | 20.1 | 18.6 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 13.9 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 73 | 78 | 81 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 |
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