Round Lake Fishing in Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Round Lake in Frontenac County, Ontario. Land around it is lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Frontenac County standards. Sharbot Lake is the closest town at 31 km. Perth lies 55 km off, Renfrew another 57 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Round Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Frontenac County cover pumpkinseed, bluegill and rock bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Work Round Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 19°C, while January sits near -11°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Round Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Larby Lake is 0.5 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Round Lake.