Red Rock Mountain Lake near Petawawa: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Red Rock Mountain Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario. The country here is mixed forest. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest town is Petawawa, 29 km off. It is 140 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Red Rock Mountain Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Renfrew County list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Red Rock Mountain Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -13°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Red Rock Mountain Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Buck Lake, 0.9 km away. Nothing on Red Rock Mountain Lake should be assumed from this page alone.