Fishing Dutchmans Lake in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Dutchmans Lake in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. Height above sea level is 368 metres. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lennox and Addington County. Bancroft lies 33 km from the water. For a city, Kingston is 122 km off. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Dutchmans Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. 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 near bank of Dutchmans Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -12°C for January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Expect Dutchmans Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Buck Lake, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Dutchmans Lake.