Fishing Jenkins Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Jenkins Lake stands in Renfrew County, Ontario. Height above sea level is 177 metres. Around 11 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 1.7 km keeps the choices simple. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. Head to Petawawa, 38 km away, for anything you forgot. Gatineau is the closest city, 154 km away. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Jenkins Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Renfrew County, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Jenkins Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -13°C in January to roughly 19°C in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. On average, late April opens the water and early December closes it again. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Jenkins Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Beaverdam Lake, 0.9 km out. Check the current arrangement for Jenkins Lake.