Little Schooner Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Renfrew County, Ontario, you have Little Schooner Lake. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Roughly 16 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 2.2 km of margin, front to back. Sharbot Lake at 43 km is the nearest place to stop. Nepean sits 98 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Schooner Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Renfrew County: smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Little Schooner Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -12°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Little Schooner Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Graham Lake at 1.8 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Little Schooner Lake carry more weight than any list.