Wet Lake in Renfrew County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Renfrew County, Wet Lake is an Ontario water. The land about it is lake country bush. Roughly 58 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With 5.0 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Renfrew County are bigger. The closest town, Chalk River, is 23 km distant. Beyond it, Petawawa at 23 km and Deep River at 30 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Wet Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Renfrew County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Wet Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -13°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Wet Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A campsite is mapped about 670 m away, which makes an early start easier. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Sec Lake at 1.3 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Wet Lake for certain.