Fishing Little Sunken Lake in Hastings County, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Sunken Lake is a Hastings County water, in Ontario. The bank is 325 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 6 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Hastings County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Bancroft, 17 km away. Kingston is the closest city, 128 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Sunken Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name rock bass, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Little Sunken Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -12°C in January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Little Sunken Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Venalen Lake, 1.9 km out. Signs at Little Sunken Lake carry more weight than any list.