Little Green Lake Fishing in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Renfrew County, Ontario, this is Little Green Lake. The ground around here is pine and birch. With some 14 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 1.7 km in total. The closest town, Eganville, is 28 km away. Nepean is the closest city, 120 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Green Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Renfrew County: smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Little Green Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -12°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Little Green Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. West Lake at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Where Little Green Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.