Little Sec Lake Fishing in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Renfrew County, Ontario, sits Little Sec Lake. The water sits 304 metres up. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 1.9 km keeps the choices simple. For supplies, Petawawa is 24 km out. Then Chalk River, 25 km, and Deep River, 33 km. Round about: Log Canoe Lake within 1.2 km, Sec Lake 1.7 km off, Rockpine Lake within 2.2 km, Grove Lake 2.6 km off and Wet Lake within 2.6 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Little Sec Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Renfrew County records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Little Sec Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -13°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Expect Little Sec Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A camping area sits within 1.3 km of here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Log Canoe Lake, 1.2 km away. For Little Sec Lake in particular, ask before you travel.