Donovans Lake Fishing near Eganville, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Donovans Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario. The setting is mixed forest on every side. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Renfrew County standards. For supplies, Eganville is 30 km out. The big place round here is Nepean, 105 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Donovans Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Renfrew County list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Donovans Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -12°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Donovans Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Pilons Lake at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Donovans Lake.