Little Cedar Lake Fishing in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Cedar Lake stands in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. It lies 354 metres above sea level. With some 11 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 1.5 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Bancroft is the closest place, 45 km off. Eganville is 49 km and Sharbot Lake 61 km. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Little Cedar Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Lennox and Addington County names pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Little Cedar Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -12°C at the bottom of winter. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Little Cedar Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Inner Duck Lake is 0.6 km off. None of that is settled for Little Cedar Lake in what we hold.