Renfrew Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Greater Sudbury, Ontario, is where Renfrew Lake sits. Height above sea level is 311 metres. Head to Capreol, 48 km away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Valley East at 57 km and Rayside-Balfour at 68 km. Within a short drive: Perkins Lake at 1.1 km, 1.3 km out stands Mudding Lake, Lyman Lake at 1.4 km, 2.8 km out stands Puddle Lake and Hazel Lake at 2.8 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Renfrew Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Greater Sudbury include smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Renfrew Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -16°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Renfrew Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. 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. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Perkins Lake at 1.1 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Renfrew Lake should be assumed from this page alone.