Blackberry Lake in Parry Sound District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Blackberry Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. 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. The nearest place of any size is Parry Sound, 26 km away. Barrie sits 128 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Blackberry Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Parry Sound District records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Blackberry Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -10°C in January to roughly 19°C in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Blackberry Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Clear Lake is 0.7 km off. Check the current arrangement for Blackberry Lake.