Fishing Inner Duck Lake in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  Inner Duck Lake stands in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. Everything around it is lake country bush. It runs to roughly 10 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bancroft sits 44 km from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Kingston is 118 km off. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Inner Duck Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Lennox and Addington County include pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Inner Duck Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -12°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Inner Duck Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Outer Duck Lake at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. For Inner Duck Lake in particular, ask before you travel.