Foys Lake Fishing Guide, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Foys Lake sits in Renfrew County, out in Ontario. The bank gives way to lake country bush. The water covers some 15 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 2.1 km in total. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. The closest town, Eganville, is 20 km away. After that come Cobden at 40 km and Pembroke at 46 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Foys Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Renfrew County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Foys Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 19°C in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Foys Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Granzies Lake, 0.5 km out. Treat Foys Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.