Hammy Lake Fishing in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Renfrew County, Ontario, you have Hammy Lake. Height above sea level is 204 metres. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Our Renfrew County list holds plenty of bigger water. Deep River is the closest town at 26 km. It is 181 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Hammy Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Renfrew County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Hammy Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Hammy Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. 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 whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Jennings Lake, 1.2 km away. Rules at Hammy Lake are worth checking on the day.