Fishing at Grindstone Lake, Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Frontenac County, Ontario. The surface lies 336 metres up. About 1.67 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The margin runs to about 14 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Frontenac County. 34 km away sits Sharbot Lake, the nearest town. Kingston is the closest city, 95 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Grindstone Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Frontenac County include pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Grindstone Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 19°C in July and bottom out at -12°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan around that when you fish Grindstone Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Fawn Lake at 1.4 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Grindstone Lake may have changed since it was mapped.