Fishing at Little Marl Lake, Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Frontenac County, Little Marl Lake is an Ontario water. The surface lies 204 metres up. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Frontenac County list holds plenty of bigger water. Sharbot Lake at 24 km is the nearest place to stop. After that come Tweed at 38 km and Madoc at 46 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Little Marl Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Frontenac County, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass and smallmouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. At Little Marl Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 20°C and January near -10°C on the long-run figures. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Little Marl Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. 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. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Big Marl Lake, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Little Marl Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.