Meitz Lake Fishing Guide, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Meitz Lake sits in Renfrew County, out in Ontario. The setting is pine and birch on every side. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It lies lower than most water we list in Ontario. The town to know is Petawawa, 5.8 km out. Pembroke is 12 km and Chalk River 24 km. Close by you also have: Goltz Lake at 0.9 km, Lemke Lake (1.6 km), Mudturtle Lake at 1.8 km, Barr Lake (5.5 km) and Percy Lake at 6.6 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Meitz Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Renfrew County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Meitz Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 19°C, while January sits near -13°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Meitz Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Goltz Lake sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Meitz Lake is worth confirming on the day.