Fergusons Lake Fishing near Renfrew, Ontario

• Overview

  Fergusons Lake belongs to Renfrew County, Ontario. It sits in mixed forest. At 1.02 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The shoreline runs about 6.1 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Renfrew County list. Renfrew at 22 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Nepean is 88 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Fergusons Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Fergusons Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -12°C in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Fergusons Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Pats Lake, 2.3 km away. For Fergusons Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.