Fishing Lost Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Lost Lake is a Renfrew County water, in Ontario. Elevation runs to 311 metres. It covers about 4 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Renfrew County. Eganville is the closest place, 33 km off. Nepean is the closest city, 104 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Renfrew County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lost Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -12°C on the long-run figures. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Lost Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. 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. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Poplar Lake at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. The position on Lost Lake is worth confirming on the day.