Fishing at Roney Lake, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Roney Lake lies within the bounds of Renfrew County, Ontario. It sits at 182 metres above sea level. At about 37 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 3.9 km of margin, front to back. Size puts it in the front rank of our Renfrew County list. The closest town, Deep River, is 19 km away. Gatineau sits 174 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Roney Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Roney Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 19°C and January near -13°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Roney Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Gunning Lake at 1.1 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Roney Lake carry more weight than any list.