West Lake Fishing near Prince Edward, Ontario

• Overview

  Prince Edward County in Ontario is where West Lake sits. The bank is 73 metres above sea level. At 19.27 sq km you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. By surface area it heads our Prince Edward County listings. Prince Edward sits 7.3 km from the bank. Picton is 13 km and Belleville 26 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on West Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Prince Edward County cover yellow perch, pumpkinseed, alewife, cisco and longnose gar. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. West Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 21°C and January near -6°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between early April and mid December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. West Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. You can launch: the ramp is 730 m away. A carry of 780 m from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Public data records a pier about 720 m out. Overnight stays are possible 720 m away. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is East Lake, 7.4 km out. What applies at West Lake may have changed since it was mapped.