Barfoot Lake Fishing in Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Barfoot Lake is listed under Parry Sound District, Ontario. Everything around it is mixed forest. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Parry Sound District list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 6.7 km from Parry Sound. Barrie sits 103 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Barfoot Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Parry Sound District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. On Barfoot Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 19°C and January reads -8°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Barfoot Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is camping recorded roughly 820 m off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Aikman Lake at 0.6 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Barfoot Lake as something to verify.