Lyons Lake Fishing Guide, Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Lyons Lake in the Frontenac County part of Ontario. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. Surface area runs to about 9 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Sharbot Lake at 27 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Kingston is 85 km off. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout. The approach is plain, and a car park is not always part of it.

• Where to Fish on Lyons Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, bluegill and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Lyons Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 19°C, the coldest 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. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Lyons Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Swaugers Lake at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Lyons Lake before loading the car.