Fishing Wickware Lake in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

• Overview

  Wickware Lake is set in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. The water covers some 40 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 5.0 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. On our Lennox and Addington County list it sits near the top for size. Supplies mean a trip to Sharbot Lake, 46 km off. Bancroft lies 54 km off, Eganville another 60 km. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Wickware Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Lennox and Addington County include pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The near bank of Wickware Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -12°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about late April and return around early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Wickware Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Long Mallory Lake sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Wickware Lake carry more weight than any list.