Malone Lake Fishing in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Malone Lake lies in Renfrew County, Ontario. Everything around it is rolling bush. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Renfrew County standards. Supplies mean a trip to Bancroft, 43 km off. Further out sit Eganville (53 km) and United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde (58 km). Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Malone Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Renfrew County list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Malone Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -12°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Malone Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lorbetski Lake, 1.2 km away. For Malone Lake in particular, ask before you travel.