Fishing Tilney Lake in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  Tilney Lake falls in Lennox and Addington County, part of Ontario. The surface lies 337 metres up. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Lennox and Addington County list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Bancroft, 38 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Kingston, 110 km away. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Tilney Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Lennox and Addington County names pumpkinseed, rock bass and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Tilney Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -12°C in January and 19°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Tilney Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Effingham Lake, 2 km away. Treat access at Tilney Lake as something to verify.