Fishing Shedwick Lake in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  Shedwick Lake sits in Lennox and Addington County, out in Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 36 km away sits Sharbot Lake, the nearest settlement. Tweed lies 38 km off, Madoc another 41 km. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Shedwick Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name 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. On Shedwick Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -11°C in January and 19°C in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Shedwick Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Neal Lake, 1.2 km away. None of that is settled for Shedwick Lake in what we hold.