Louie Lake Fishing near Deep River, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Louie Lake, in Renfrew County. The land about it is pine and birch. It measures about 11 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 1.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Deep River is the closest town at 16 km. For a city, Gatineau is 165 km off. Close by you have: Keon Lake near enough 1.7 km, Sloan Lake 2.5 km away, Duff Lake near enough 2.9 km, Whitson Lake 3.8 km away and Clear Lake near enough 4.2 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Louie Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Renfrew County records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Louie Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -13°C for January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Louie Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Keon Lake, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Louie Lake for certain.