Fishing Wadsworth Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Wadsworth Lake in Renfrew County, Ontario. Height above sea level is 294 metres. Surface area runs to roughly 2.10 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. With 14 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It ranks high for size among our Renfrew County listings. Eganville is the closest town at 39 km. Nepean sits 146 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Wadsworth Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Renfrew County, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Wadsworth Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -13°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Wadsworth Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Fishing from a pier is possible 290 m away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Franks Lake, 1.1 km away. None of that is settled for Wadsworth Lake in what we hold.