Fishing at Freds Lake, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Renfrew County in Ontario is where Freds Lake sits. The bank is 206 metres above sea level. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It lies lower than most water we list in Ontario. Deep River sits 7.7 km from the bank. Chalk River follows at 16 km, then Petawawa at 35 km. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Freds Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Renfrew County: smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Freds Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Freds Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Sullivan Lake, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Freds Lake if anything is unclear.