Major Lake Species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie
Lake Facts:
Clayton Lake is located at the village of Clayton in Lanark County
co-ordinates: Lat. 45° 10′ 39″ Long. 76° 20′ 45″
the Indian River enters the lake on the northwest side and exits on the northeast via a dam at the village of Clayton. A narrows on the south end connects to Taylor Lake
while the lake reaches maximum depths of 35′, overall it is very shallow with lots of islands, cattail banks, weed beds, lily pad beds, submerged logs and stumps.
This type of habitat holds both northern pike and largemouth bass
look for walleye and smallmouth bass in the deeper area of the lake around the shoals and deep weedlines
a concrete public boat launch is located on the east side of the bridge that crosses the Indian River at the village of Clayton
Clayton Lake is situated within Fisheries Management Zone 18