First Kargus Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find First Kargus Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. The water measures roughly 10 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. There is roughly 1.3 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Supplies mean a trip to Eganville, 29 km off. The nearest city of size is Nepean, 124 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on First Kargus Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Renfrew County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. First Kargus Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 18°C; by January the average is down near -12°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on First Kargus Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Kauffeldt Lake at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about First Kargus Lake if anything is unclear.