Fishing at Bear Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Bear Lake falls in Parry Sound District, part of Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. It measures some 2.84 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The outline measures near 14 km, so local knowledge counts. On our Parry Sound District list it sits near the top for size. Some 31 km away sits Huntsville, the nearest settlement. It is 116 km to Barrie, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Bear Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Bear Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -11°C on the long-run figures. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Bear Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is camping recorded roughly 610 m off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Stanzel Lake is 2.1 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Bear Lake for certain.