Fishing Burnt Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Burnt Lake sits in Parry Sound District, out in Ontario. The surface lies 223 metres up. Surface area is around 25 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The whole outline is near 3.6 km, and most of it is walkable. It lies lower than most water we list in Ontario. For supplies, Sturgeon Falls is 48 km out. West Nipissing is 48 km and South River 57 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Burnt Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Parry Sound District names smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Burnt Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 19°C in July and bottom out at -11°C in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Burnt Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Round Lake is 1.4 km off. For Burnt Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.