Fishing Mosie Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Renfrew County, Ontario, is where Mosie Lake sits. Height above sea level is 192 metres. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Renfrew County list. Eganville sits 14 km from here and is the nearest stop. Nepean sits 105 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mosie Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Renfrew County list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Mosie Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -12°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. From about late April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Mosie Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Duffys Lake at 3.3 km is the sensible second choice. Where Mosie Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.