Lukeward Lake in Frontenac County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Frontenac County, Ontario, you have Lukeward Lake. It lies 265 metres above sea level. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Frontenac County. Supplies mean a trip to Sharbot Lake, 28 km off. For a city, Kingston is 89 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lukeward Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Lukeward Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -11°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Lukeward Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Struthers Lake at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Lukeward Lake may have changed since it was mapped.