Fishing at Dry Lake, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Dry Lake falls inside Lennox and Addington County. Elevation runs to 391 metres. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Lennox and Addington County are larger. For supplies, Eganville is 41 km out. The nearest city of size is Nepean, 124 km away. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Dry Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Lennox and Addington County include pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Dry Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -12°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Expect Dry Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Sweetman Lake sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Dry Lake in what we hold.