Reddys Lake in Renfrew County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Ontario holds Reddys Lake, in Renfrew County. Elevation runs to 322 metres. With some 15 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 2.6 km keeps the choices simple. Some 34 km away sits Renfrew, the nearest settlement. Nepean is the closest city, 87 km away. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Reddys Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Renfrew County, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Reddys Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -12°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Reddys Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Stones Lake at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Reddys Lake for certain.