Fishing at Malotte Lake, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Malotte Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario. What surrounds it is rolling bush. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Renfrew County list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Eganville sits 25 km out. It is 98 km to Nepean, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Malotte Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Renfrew County names smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The near bank of Malotte Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -12°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Time your trip to Malotte Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Murphy Lake is 1.4 km off. Where Malotte Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.