Heart Lake Fishing near Sharbot Lake, Ontario

• Overview

  Heart Lake is a Frontenac County water, Ontario side. Height above sea level is 331 metres. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Frontenac County list. Sharbot Lake is the closest town at 32 km. Beyond it, Renfrew at 53 km and Perth at 53 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Heart Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Anyone new to Heart Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -11°C at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Heart Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Rock Lake sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. For Heart Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.