Marland Lake Fishing near Tweed, Ontario

• Overview

  Marland Lake is listed under Hastings County, Ontario. The land about it is mixed forest. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Hastings County are larger. The closest town, Tweed, is 13 km away. The big place round here is Kingston, 59 km distant. Water in the same corner: Lime Lake 5.8 km off, Dry Lake at 6.6 km, Mud Lake 7.9 km off, Goose Lake at 10 km and Stoco Lake 11 km off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Marland Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Hastings County include rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Marland Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -9°C to 20°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Marland Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Lime Lake, 5.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Marland Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.