Lake index snapshot: Jul 15, 2026. Individual survey dates are not supplied in this index.
Sheldrake Lake is a lake or pond in Ontario’s Fisheries Management Zone 18 near Anglesea Township. Use this profile for recorded fish species, available lake measurements and fishing-zone information. Open the interactive map for live conditions and additional records.
The bundled Ontario lake-profile record does not provide a maximum-depth value for Sheldrake Lake. Depth contours may still appear on the interactive map where Ontario has surveyed bathymetry, but those contours are reference information and are not a navigational chart.
Species come from MNRF survey records — absence of a record doesn't guarantee absence of the fish.
These techniques are based on fish species recorded for this waterbody, not a report of current conditions. Check the open season before targeting any species.
Walleye: Post-spawn fish stage on shoreline shoals and river mouths — jig and minnow in 1–3 m at dusk.
Northern Pike: Big fish cruise warming shallows right after ice-out — slow spoons and jerkbaits.
Smallmouth Bass: Pre/post-spawn fish roam gravel flats in 1–3 m (mind the season) — jerkbaits, tubes, ned rigs.
Walleye: Deep weedlines, humps and 6–12 m structure; troll worm harnesses or deep cranks, jig the breaks.
Northern Pike: Large pike slide to deep weedlines and cooler basins; the weedbeds still crawl with hammer-handles.
Smallmouth Bass: Deeper rock structure in 4–10 m; drop-shot goby profiles, topwater over shoals early and late.
Walleye: Feeding hard on big minnows along steep breaks; slow vertical jigging and glide baits shine.
Northern Pike: Trophy time: big rubber swimbaits and oversized spoons over dying weedbeds.
Smallmouth Bass: Schools chase bait to steep structure; blade baits, swimbaits and jerkbaits get reaction bites.
Walleye: Classic ice fish — jigging spoons and a jig/minnow set line near bottom on shoals at dawn and dusk.
Northern Pike: Tip-ups with large dead baits (cisco, sucker) over green weeds in 2–5 m.
Smallmouth Bass: Semi-dormant on deep flats; an occasional deep-ice catch, rarely targeted.
Recorded thermal regime: Warm-water. Use measured temperature at fishing depth—not only the surface reading—to decide where to start.
These are Ontario Fishing Access Point records within 15 km of the lake's mapped centre. A nearby point is not proof that it directly accesses this waterbody; confirm the route, ownership, fees and current conditions before travelling. Dataset snapshot: Aug 1, 2026.
Ontario Fishing Access Points source ↗
Stocking dataset snapshot: Aug 1, 2026. The years below describe individual stocking records.
No record matching this waterbody identifier appears in Ontario's recreational fish-stocking dataset from 2017 onward. This does not mean the lake was never stocked; older or differently identified records may exist.
Ontario fish-stocking data source ↗
Browse all named waterbodies in FMZ 18 →
Open Sheldrake Lake on the interactive map → for live weather, water levels, solunar times and full stocking history. Always confirm seasons, limits and sanctuaries in the official Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary.
