Fishing Fitz Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Renfrew County in Ontario is where Fitz Lake sits. It stands 348 metres above sea level. With some 24 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. The closest town, Mattawa, is 51 km away. The nearest city of size is Gatineau, 202 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Fitz Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Renfrew County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Fitz Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -13°C for January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. At Fitz Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is camping recorded roughly 570 m off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Gerald Lake, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Fitz Lake is worth confirming on the day.