Dick Lake Fishing Guide, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Dick Lake lies in Parry Sound District, Ontario. The surface lies 230 metres up. With some 14 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 2.3 km in total. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. For a base, Parry Sound sits 30 km out. It is 89 km to Barrie, the nearest city. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Dick Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Parry Sound District: smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Dick Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -9°C in January up to 19°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Dick Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Anselmi Lake at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Dick Lake.