Little Green Lake in Lanark County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Little Green Lake is a Lanark County water, in Ontario. Around the bank it is mixed forest. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lanark County list. For supplies, Renfrew is 30 km out. Mississippi Mills is 32 km away, with Almonte at 32 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Green Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name 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. Little Green Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -11°C on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Little Green Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Napier Lake, 0.7 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Little Green Lake for certain.