Hunts Lake Fishing in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Hunts Lake is one of the Renfrew County listings for Ontario. The bank gives way to mixed forest. At about 22 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. A shoreline of some 3.4 km keeps the choices simple. It lies lower than most water we list in Ontario. Renfrew sits 20 km from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Eganville (30 km) and Cobden (34 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Hunts Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Hunts Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -12°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Hunts Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. McNultys Lake sits 1.7 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Hunts Lake should be assumed from this page alone.