Ignace Lake in Renfrew County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Renfrew County, Ontario. The water sits 167 metres up. Surface area is around 32 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 2.9 km on foot. On our Renfrew County list it sits near the top for size. You are 17 km from Chalk River. Petawawa is 23 km away, with Deep River at 24 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Ignace Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Renfrew County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Ignace Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -13°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Expect Ignace Lake to follow that timing.

• 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. You can camp 1.1 km off, which suits an early start. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Survey Lake, 3 km out. The position on Ignace Lake is worth confirming on the day.