Wadsworth Lake in Hastings County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Hastings County, Ontario, you have Wadsworth Lake. It sits in pine and birch country. It measures about 88 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Some 6.6 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It is among the larger waters listed here for Hastings County. 32 km away sits Bancroft, the nearest town. It is 111 km to Kingston, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Wadsworth Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Hastings County cover rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and bluegill. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Wadsworth Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -11°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Wadsworth Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Little Wadsworth Lake, 1.7 km out. Rules at Wadsworth Lake are worth checking on the day.