Ferguson Lake Fishing in Lanark County, Ontario

• Overview

  The Lanark County entry here is Ferguson Lake, in Ontario. Elevation runs to 226 metres. It runs to roughly 22 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 3.9 km, and most of it is walkable. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. Sharbot Lake sits 24 km from the bank. For a city, Nepean is 80 km off. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Ferguson Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Lanark County list pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass and bluegill. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Anyone new to Ferguson Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -11°C in January up to 20°C in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Ferguson Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Dalhousie Lake, 3.4 km away. Rules at Ferguson Lake are worth checking on the day.