Moore Lake Fishing in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  Moore Lake is one of the Lennox and Addington County waters in Ontario. Land around it is mixed forest. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest town is Bancroft, 44 km away. The big place round here is Kingston, 121 km distant. Near neighbours: Lost Lake 0.5 km off, Fritsch Lake within 0.9 km, Wankie Lake 0.9 km off, Little Yirkie Lake within 1 km and Blakely Lake 1.8 km off. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Moore Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Lennox and Addington County cover pumpkinseed, rock bass and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Anyone new to Moore Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -12°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Moore Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lost Lake, 0.5 km out. Ask locally about Moore Lake if anything is unclear.