Fishing Rodger Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Rodger Lake in the Renfrew County part of Ontario. It stands 416 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Renfrew County list. The nearest place of any size is Bancroft, 39 km away. The nearest city of size is Kingston, 123 km away. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Rodger Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Renfrew County, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Rodger Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -12°C in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Rodger Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Ashby White Lake is 1.7 km distant. Treat access at Rodger Lake as something to verify.