Fishing at Story Lake, Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Story Lake is a Frontenac County water, in Ontario. Everything around it is lake country bush. It measures about 21 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 2.7 km, small enough to learn in a day. Tweed is the closest place, 38 km off. Then Sharbot Lake, 39 km, and Madoc, 41 km. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Story Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Frontenac County records list pumpkinseed, bluegill and rock bass among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Story Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -11°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Story Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The nearest mapped parking is 1.5 km away, so the last stretch is on foot. You can camp 390 m off, which suits an early start. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Tawny Pond is 1.2 km distant. Signs at Story Lake carry more weight than any list.