Fishing Little Bishop Lake in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Bishop Lake belongs to Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. It stands 265 metres above sea level. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Lennox and Addington County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Tweed, is 35 km distant. Madoc lies 38 km off, Sharbot Lake another 39 km. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Little Bishop Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Lennox and Addington County list pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Little Bishop Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -11°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Little Bishop Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Bishop Lake is 2.1 km off. Confirm access to Little Bishop Lake locally before you travel.