Fishing at Bevan Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Bevan Lake in the Parry Sound District part of Ontario. The ground around here is mixed forest. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Parry Sound District standards. The closest town, Huntsville, is 26 km away. Barrie is the closest city, 133 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Bevan Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Parry Sound District cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Bevan Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -11°C in January and 18°C in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Bevan Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Deer Lake is 2.3 km off. Treat access at Bevan Lake as something to verify.