Fishing Stringer Lake in Frontenac County, Ontario

• Overview

  Stringer Lake sits in Frontenac County, out in Ontario. The land about it is rolling bush. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. For supplies, Sharbot Lake is 39 km out. The big place round here is Kingston, 87 km distant. Round about: Tonawa Lake out at 1.3 km, Star Lake within 1.9 km, Hannah Lake out at 1.9 km, Marble Lake within 2.4 km and Benny's Lake out at 2.5 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Stringer Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Frontenac County names pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Anyone new to Stringer Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -11°C for January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Stringer Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Tonawa Lake, 1.3 km out. The position on Stringer Lake is worth confirming on the day.