Dube Lake Fishing Guide, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Parry Sound District, Ontario, sits Dube Lake. The bank is 288 metres above sea level. Parry Sound lies 28 km from the water. Barrie sits 112 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. What else is close: Jelso Lake a touch under 1.4 km, 1.6 km out stands Day Lake, Manitouwaba Lake a touch under 1.6 km, 2.4 km out stands Vinett Lake and Fume Lake a touch under 2.9 km. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Dube Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Parry Sound District names smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Dube Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -10°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Dube Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Jelso Lake at 1.4 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Dube Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.