Forget Lake Fishing near Parry Sound, Ontario

• Overview

  Forget Lake lies in Parry Sound District, in Ontario. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. It measures about 27 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 2.8 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. Head to Parry Sound, 14 km away, for anything you forgot. Bracebridge follows at 52 km, then Penetanguishene at 52 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Forget Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Parry Sound District cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Forget Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 19°C and January reads -10°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Forget Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Third Lake at 2 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Forget Lake may have changed since it was mapped.