Sullivan Lake Fishing near Eganville, Ontario

• Overview

  Sullivan Lake lies within the bounds of Renfrew County, Ontario. The ground round it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Renfrew County list. Start from Eganville, 39 km down the road. Bancroft follows at 40 km, then Cobden at 59 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Sullivan Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Renfrew County records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Sullivan Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -12°C for January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Sullivan Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Guiney Lake is 2.2 km distant. Signs at Sullivan Lake carry more weight than any list.