Kerr Lake in Lennox and Addington County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Kerr Lake is a Lennox and Addington County water, in Ontario. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. The water measures roughly 10 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Supplies mean a trip to Bancroft, 42 km off. Then Madoc, 52 km, and Tweed, 55 km. Nearest other option: Beech Lake (1.8 km), Baudette Lake at about 2.2 km, Effingham Lake (3 km), Machesney Lake at about 3.5 km and Stoll Lake (3.6 km). Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Kerr Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. 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. Across Lennox and Addington County, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Kerr Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 19°C, the coldest about -12°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Kerr Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Beech Lake at 1.8 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Kerr Lake.