Fishing Star Lake in Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Frontenac County, Ontario, this is Star Lake. Height above sea level is 281 metres. This is a pocket water of some 10 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Roughly 1.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Sharbot Lake lies 38 km from the water. Kingston is the closest city, 85 km away. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Star Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Frontenac County records list pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Star Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -11°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Star Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Hannah Lake, 1.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Star Lake may have changed since it was mapped.