McCreary Lake Fishing Guide, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  The Renfrew County end of Ontario holds McCreary Lake. It lies 287 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 10 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Around 1.9 km of margin, front to back. Supplies mean a trip to Renfrew, 35 km off. Nepean is the closest city, 90 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on McCreary Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Renfrew County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. McCreary Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 19°C, the coldest about -12°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. McCreary Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. 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. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Rock Lake sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at McCreary Lake for certain.