Fishing at Finch Lake, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Lennox and Addington County, Finch Lake is an Ontario water. Height above sea level is 333 metres. Around 84 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With 5.3 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Lennox and Addington County list. You are 49 km from Sharbot Lake. It is 107 km to Kingston, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Finch Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Lennox and Addington County records list pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Finch Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -12°C in January up to 18°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Finch Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Beebee Lake is 1.7 km off. Treat Finch Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.