Little Wadsworth Lake Fishing near Bancroft, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Wadsworth Lake is listed under Hastings County, Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 1.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. For supplies, Bancroft is 31 km out. The big place round here is Kingston, 111 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Wadsworth Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Hastings County records list rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and bluegill among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Little Wadsworth Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -11°C in January up to 19°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Little Wadsworth Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Wadsworth Lake sits 1.7 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Little Wadsworth Lake may have changed since it was mapped.