Finney Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Finney Lake is a Parry Sound District water, Ontario side. Elevation runs to 228 metres. It runs to roughly 21 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 4.5 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. Parry Sound lies 50 km from the water. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 99 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Finney Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in 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. The shape of Finney Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -10°C for January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Finney Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Crow Lake is 0.4 km distant. Signs at Finney Lake carry more weight than any list.