Fishing at Ruddys Lake, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Ruddys Lake, in Renfrew County. Around the bank it is rolling bush. Petawawa sits 31 km from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Gatineau is 148 km off. Close by you have: Sams Lake sits 1.6 km out, Rorys Lake a touch under 3.1 km, Acorn Lake sits 3.4 km out, Stevenson Lake a touch under 3.7 km and Moose Lake sits 3.9 km out. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Ruddys Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Renfrew County records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Ruddys Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 19°C, the coldest about -13°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Ruddys Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Sams Lake at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Ruddys Lake may have changed since it was mapped.