Little Skunk Lake Fishing near Bancroft, Ontario

• Overview

  The Hastings County entry here is Little Skunk Lake, in Ontario. The setting is pine and birch on every side. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Hastings County. Bancroft lies 11 km from the water. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Little Skunk Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Hastings County cover rock bass, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Little Skunk Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -11°C to 19°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Little Skunk Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Aryhart Lake, 1.4 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Little Skunk Lake for certain.