Partridge Lake Fishing in Haliburton County, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Partridge Lake in the Haliburton County part of Ontario. Around the bank it is mixed forest. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Haliburton County. Haliburton Village lies 24 km from the water. United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde lies 30 km off, Huntsville another 40 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Partridge Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Haliburton County, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, rock bass, yellow perch and lake trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Partridge Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -11°C to 18°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Partridge Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Saskatchewan Lake is 0.8 km distant. What applies at Partridge Lake may have changed since it was mapped.