Clear Lake Fishing in Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Parry Sound District entry here is Clear Lake, in Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. Surface area is around 36 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 3.4 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. The town to know is South River, 54 km out. Then Sturgeon Falls, 57 km, and West Nipissing, 57 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Clear Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Parry Sound District records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Clear Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 19°C and January at -11°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. From about mid April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Clear Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Arthur Lake is 1.7 km off. Check the position on Clear Lake before loading the car.