Fishing at Sullivan Lake, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Renfrew County, Sullivan Lake is an Ontario water. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Renfrew County list. Eganville sits 49 km from here and is the nearest stop. Nepean is the closest city, 158 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Sullivan Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Renfrew County records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Sullivan Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 18°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That shapes the year on Sullivan Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Otter Lake, 1.2 km away. Treat Sullivan Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.