Mountain Lake Fishing in Hastings County, Ontario

• Overview

  Mountain Lake is set in Hastings County, Ontario. It sits at 378 metres above sea level. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Hastings County. Bancroft lies 34 km from the water. It is 153 km to Nepean, the nearest city. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Mountain Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Hastings County, recorded fish include rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and bluegill. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Mountain Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -12°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about late April and return around early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Mountain Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Deer Lake is 0.9 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Mountain Lake for certain.