Fishing Pond Lily Lake in Hastings County, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Hastings County, Ontario, sits Pond Lily Lake. It stands 419 metres above sea level. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Hastings County list holds plenty of bigger water. Bancroft is the closest town at 24 km. Then Madoc, 55 km, and Marmora, 58 km. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Pond Lily Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Hastings County include rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Pond Lily Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -11°C in January up to 18°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Pond Lily Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. 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. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Little Birch Lake, 1.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Pond Lily Lake.