Little Wolfe Lake in Frontenac County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Frontenac County, Ontario, this is Little Wolfe Lake. The water sits 185 metres up. Surface area is around 21 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. A shoreline of some 3.2 km keeps the choices simple. It lies lower than most water we list in Ontario. You are 24 km from Sharbot Lake. Elginburg/Silvers Corners/Shannons Corners is 33 km away, with Sharpton/Glenvale at 34 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Little Wolfe Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Frontenac County names pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Little Wolfe Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 20°C on average, January about -10°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Little Wolfe Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Rock Lake, 0.8 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Little Wolfe Lake for certain.