Stonedam Lake near Eganville: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Stonedam Lake is listed under Renfrew County, Ontario. The bank is 357 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 10 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.0 km, small enough to learn in a day. Eganville at 28 km is the nearest place to stop. Nepean is the closest city, 132 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Stonedam Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Renfrew County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Stonedam Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 18°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Stonedam Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Bebees Lake is 1.5 km distant. For Stonedam Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.