Fishing Fawn Lake in Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Fawn Lake is set in Frontenac County, Ontario. The surface lies 236 metres up. The closest town, Sharbot Lake, is 19 km distant. It is 81 km to Kingston, the nearest city. Also on the doorstep: Crotch Lake some 2.9 km off, Ardoch Lake near enough 3.2 km, Pine Lake some 3.3 km off, Schonauer Lake near enough 4.2 km and Malcolm Lake some 4.2 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Fawn Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, bluegill and rock bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Fawn Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -11°C at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Fawn Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Crotch Lake is 2.9 km distant. The position on Fawn Lake is worth confirming on the day.