Solid cloud cover today, with a steady SSW wind with the barometer flat. Give the shaded margin through bright spells the first hour at Lindsay Lake. A stay-home graph, with the night as the one excuse to go. Save the long walk for a better forecast. Autumn fish are feeding up and less fussy than in summer.
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Lindsay Lake stands in Frontenac County, Ontario. It lies 134 metres above sea level. Roughly 20 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. Elginburg/Silvers Corners/Shannons Corners lies 26 km from the water. Gananoque lies 29 km off, Sharpton/Glenvale another 30 km. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.
Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Frontenac County list pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Lindsay Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.
Climate normals give 20°C for July and -9°C for January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lindsay Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.
The access position is unclear from public sources. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Poole Lake sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Lindsay Lake if anything is unclear.
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The bites are poor now
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| 6.6 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 16 | 18.2 | 19.4 | 24 | 23.8 | 23 | 21.4 | 20.5 | 19.6 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 11.8 |
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| 83 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 90 |
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