Clear Lake Fishing Guide, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Clear Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario. Height above sea level is 280 metres. With some 23 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 4.2 km in total. You are 27 km from Parry Sound. South River is 48 km and Huntsville 53 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Clear Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Parry Sound District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Clear Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -10°C to 19°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Clear Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Blackberry Lake is 0.7 km distant. None of that is settled for Clear Lake in what we hold.