Kennelly Lake Fishing near Renfrew, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Renfrew County, Ontario, sits Kennelly Lake. The bank is 341 metres above sea level. Roughly 20 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 2.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Nearest town is Renfrew, 26 km off. After that come Eganville at 31 km and Cobden at 38 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Kennelly Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Renfrew County names smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Kennelly Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -12°C on the long-run figures. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Kennelly Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Condon Lake, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Kennelly Lake before loading the car.