Little Blackduck Lake near Chalk River: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Little Blackduck Lake lies within the bounds of Renfrew County, Ontario. The water sits 182 metres up. Surface area is around 11 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 1.8 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. Chalk River lies 11 km from the water. For a city, Gatineau is 150 km off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Blackduck Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Renfrew County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Little Blackduck Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -13°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Little Blackduck Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Military Lake at 0.6 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Little Blackduck Lake before loading the car.