Fishing Dewfish Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Dewfish Lake is listed under Parry Sound District, Ontario. The bank gives way to lake country bush. With some 35 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 3.4 km, and most of it is walkable. It is high ground by Ontario standards. The nearest place of any size is South River, 36 km away. The big place round here is Barrie, 148 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Dewfish Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and northern pike. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Dewfish Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -12°C in January and 18°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Dewfish Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Dick Lake is 0.7 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Dewfish Lake for certain.