Our Lakes
The Township of Rideau Lakes boasts 30 lakes in our municipality which provide our residents with outstanding scenic vistas, recreational opportunities, and an awareness of the environmental sensitivity that comes with having so many important surface water features in our area.
Fishing
The lakes and rivers in the Township of Rideau Lakes offer great fishing opportunities. Species caught along the length of the Rideau Waterway include Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Muskellunge, and Walleye.
Get an Ontario fishing permit and outdoors card and check the rules about fishing seasons (see below) before dropping a line.
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Source: Rideau Lakes Township aquatic and terrestrial breakdown – prepared by Chris Czerwinski (RVCA, 2022)
Above: A simple view of Rideau Lakes Township aquatic and terrestrial landscape (based on mapping from: https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/mnrf::ontario-hydro-network-ohn-waterbody/about). Open water wetlands in this map are mapped as “water”.
