Fishing Skewgaw Lake in Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Frontenac County, Skewgaw Lake is an Ontario water. The bank gives way to pine and birch. With some 19 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 2.9 km keeps the choices simple. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. For supplies, Sharbot Lake is 23 km out. After that come Sharpton/Glenvale at 34 km and Skatepark at 39 km. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Skewgaw Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Frontenac County names pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass and smallmouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Skewgaw Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 20°C, the coldest about -10°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Expect Skewgaw Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Little Mud Lake, 1.7 km away. Signs at Skewgaw Lake carry more weight than any list.