Fishing at Harves Lake, Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Harves Lake, in Frontenac County. The ground round it is pine and birch. Roughly 2.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Frontenac County. Elginburg/Silvers Corners/Shannons Corners sits 15 km from the bank. Further out sit Sharpton/Glenvale (16 km) and Markers Acres (21 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Harves Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Frontenac County: pumpkinseed, bluegill and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Harves Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -9°C to 20°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Harves Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Mica Lake at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Harves Lake should be assumed from this page alone.