Horton Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Renfrew County, Ontario, is where Horton Lake sits. It stands 172 metres above sea level. At 9 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Around 1.4 km of margin, front to back. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. You are 5.1 km from Renfrew. The big place round here is Nepean, 72 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Horton Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Renfrew County records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Take Horton Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 20°C and January near -12°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That shapes the year on Horton Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Deils Lake is 0.8 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Horton Lake for certain.