Fishing at Dun Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Dun Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario. Height above sea level is 343 metres. Small at around 6 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Parry Sound District are larger. South River lies 21 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Barrie, 141 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Dun Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and northern pike. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Dun Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -11°C on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, late April opens the water and early December closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Dun Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Henry Lake, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Dun Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.