Keyes Lake Fishing in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Renfrew County, Ontario. The water sits 299 metres up. Surface area is around 11 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 1.6 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Some 38 km away sits Deep River, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Chalk River (43 km) and Mattawa (59 km). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Keyes Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Renfrew County list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Keyes Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Keyes Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Collins Lake, 0.8 km away. Confirm before you fish Keyes Lake.