Otter Lake Fishing in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Otter Lake is listed under Renfrew County, Ontario. It sits at 307 metres above sea level. Roughly 18 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 2.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The town to know is Eganville, 50 km out. Bancroft lies 51 km off, Petawawa another 56 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Otter Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Renfrew County list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Otter Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Otter Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Fishing from a pier is possible 1.1 km away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Carson Lake, 1.2 km out. Nothing on Otter Lake should be assumed from this page alone.