Fishing Sec Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Renfrew County, Ontario, this is Sec Lake. Height above sea level is 220 metres. About 1.95 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The shoreline runs about 12 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. On our Renfrew County list it sits near the top for size. Petawawa is the closest place, 23 km off. It is 149 km to Gatineau, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Sec Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Renfrew County list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Sec Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -13°C in January up to 18°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Sec Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mallard (Sec) Lake Access Point (#20) provides a boat ramp about 1.2 km away. The closest car park is 1.3 km away, so pack accordingly. Mapping shows a campsite some 130 m from the water. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Wet Lake is 1.3 km distant. Treat access at Sec Lake as something to verify.