Little Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Renfrew County, Ontario. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. At roughly 10 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The bank runs about 1.6 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Eganville is the closest town at 38 km. The big place round here is Nepean, 101 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Renfrew County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Little Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 19°C in July and bottom out at -12°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Expect Little Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Leclaire Lake is 0.6 km off. Treat access at Little Lake as something to verify.