Garreau Lake near Deep River: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Within Renfrew County, Ontario, you have Garreau Lake. The water sits 214 metres up. At about 12 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 1.8 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. Deep River is the closest place, 31 km off. Chalk River is 37 km and Petawawa 54 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Garreau Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Renfrew County, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Work Garreau Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Garreau Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Soldier Lake at 1.6 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Garreau Lake should be assumed from this page alone.