Laundry Lake Fishing Guide, Hastings County, Ontario

• Overview

  Laundry Lake lies within the bounds of Hastings County, Ontario. The surface lies 353 metres up. At about 27 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 3.8 km of margin, front to back. The town to know is Bancroft, 8 km out. United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde is 45 km away, with Haliburton Village at 46 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Laundry Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Hastings County records list rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. At Laundry Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -11°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Laundry Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Salt Lake, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Laundry Lake.