Little Crag Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Crag Lake lies in Frontenac County, in Ontario. Height above sea level is 348 metres. About 4 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Frontenac County list. The closest town, Sharbot Lake, is 34 km distant. For a city, Kingston is 95 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Crag Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Frontenac County names pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Little Crag Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -12°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Little Crag Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Black Lake at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Little Crag Lake should be assumed from this page alone.