Fishing Sampson Lake in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  The Lennox and Addington County end of Ontario holds Sampson Lake. The setting is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Lennox and Addington County are larger. Some 18 km away sits Tweed, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Kingston, 57 km distant. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Sampson Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Lennox and Addington County include pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass and bluegill. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Treat Sampson Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 20°C on average, January about -9°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Sampson Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Goose Lake, 2.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Sampson Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.