Summers Lake Fishing in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Summers Lake belongs to Renfrew County, Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Our Renfrew County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest town is Petawawa, 9 km off. The big place round here is Gatineau, 134 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Summers Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Renfrew County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Summers Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 19°C in July and bottom out at -13°C in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan any trip to Summers Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Barr Lake is 3.1 km distant. Check the position at Summers Lake before loading the car.