Denbigh Long Lake Fishing in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, sits Denbigh Long Lake. This is pine and birch country. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. For a base, Eganville sits 44 km out. Kingston is the closest city, 124 km away. Close by you also have: Northeast Lake after 1.4 km, Little Yirkie Lake at 2.2 km, Mountney Lake after 2.6 km, Wankie Lake at 2.8 km and Dry Lake after 2.8 km. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Denbigh Long Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Lennox and Addington County include pumpkinseed, rock bass and smallmouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Denbigh Long Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -12°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Expect Denbigh Long Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Northeast Lake, 1.4 km out. Where Denbigh Long Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.