Francis Lake in Lennox and Addington County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, sits Francis Lake. It stands 373 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Lennox and Addington County are larger. Start from Bancroft, 36 km down the road. Kingston sits 121 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Francis Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Lennox and Addington County names pumpkinseed, rock bass and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Francis Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -12°C in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The lid tends to go about late April and return around early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Francis Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Mistry Lake at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Francis Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.