Pretty Lake Fishing Guide, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Pretty Lake, in Renfrew County. Height above sea level is 273 metres. With some 20 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 2.0 km keeps the choices simple. Nearest place of any size is Deep River, 34 km away. Chalk River follows at 35 km, then Petawawa at 49 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Pretty Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Renfrew County records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Anyone new to Pretty Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -13°C to 18°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Pretty Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows a campsite some 400 m from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Francis Lake is 1.2 km off. Nothing on Pretty Lake should be assumed from this page alone.