Fishing Redhorse Lake in Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Redhorse Lake falls in Frontenac County, part of Ontario. Land around it is lake country bush. With some 98 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Some 10 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Size puts it in the front rank of our Frontenac County list. The town to know is Sharbot Lake, 37 km out. Renfrew lies 42 km off, Perth another 49 km. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Redhorse Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Frontenac County include pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass and smallmouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The near bank of Redhorse Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -11°C in January up to 19°C in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Redhorse Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Whitesucker Lake is 0.9 km off. Treat Redhorse Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.