Weatherhead Lake in Frontenac County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Ontario holds Weatherhead Lake, in Frontenac County. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Frontenac County list holds plenty of bigger water. Sharbot Lake is the closest town at 6.8 km. The nearest city of size is Kingston, 58 km away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Weatherhead Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Frontenac County: pumpkinseed, bluegill, rock bass and smallmouth bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Weatherhead Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -10°C in January and 20°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That shapes the year on Weatherhead Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Portage Lake is 1.5 km off. None of that is settled for Weatherhead Lake in what we hold.