Pearkes Lake Fishing in Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Pearkes Lake falls in Frontenac County, part of Ontario. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. It measures about 28 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Roughly 4.0 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. Sharpton/Glenvale lies 20 km from the water. For a city, Kingston is 30 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Pearkes Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Frontenac County cover pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Pearkes Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -9°C in January and 20°C in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Pearkes Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The slipway at Elbow Lake Access Point is 590 m away. There is a pier recorded roughly 590 m away. Somewhere to sit and eat is 810 m out. Toilets show in mapping about 870 m away. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. South Otter Lake sits 0.7 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Pearkes Lake.