Portage Lake Fishing in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  Portage Lake falls in Lennox and Addington County, part of Ontario. Elevation runs to 259 metres. Nearest town is Sharbot Lake, 42 km off. Renfrew is 49 km and Eganville 51 km. Within a short drive: Deep Lake just 2 km, Long Schooner Lake after 2.8 km, Dan Lake just 3 km, Ohlmann Lake after 3 km and Big Ohlmann Lake just 3.2 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Portage Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass and bluegill. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Portage Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 19°C, while January sits near -12°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near early December in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Portage Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Deep Lake, 2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Portage Lake is worth confirming on the day.