Kellar Lake Fishing Guide, Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Kellar Lake in Frontenac County, Ontario. Elevation runs to 207 metres. Surface area is around 13 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 3.2 km on foot. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. Sharbot Lake is the closest place, 16 km off. The big place round here is Kingston, 62 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Kellar Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Frontenac County list pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass and smallmouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Kellar Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -10°C and July at about 20°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Anyone fishing Kellar Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Little Beaver Lake, 2.7 km away. For Kellar Lake in particular, ask before you travel.