Holleford Lake Fishing in Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Frontenac County, Holleford Lake is an Ontario water. The ground round it is rolling bush. Roughly 61 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The shoreline runs about 5.7 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. Some 19 km away sits Sharpton/Glenvale, the nearest settlement. For a city, Kingston is 32 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Holleford Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Frontenac County include pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Holleford Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -9°C to 20°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Holleford Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows a campsite some 1.5 km from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Tims Lake is 0.9 km distant. Where Holleford Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.