Wabun Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Wabun Lake sits in Renfrew County, out in Ontario. This is mixed forest ground. Around 45 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The whole outline is near 4.9 km, and most of it is walkable. It is among the larger waters listed here for Renfrew County. Renfrew sits 29 km from the bank. After that come Eganville at 40 km and Arnprior at 44 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Wabun Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Renfrew County cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Wabun Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -12°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Wabun Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Recorded parking is 720 m off, far enough to travel light. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Little Millar Lake at 2 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Wabun Lake should be assumed from this page alone.