Forth Lake Fishing Guide, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Parry Sound District, Ontario, is where Forth Lake sits. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Parry Sound District list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Parry Sound, 20 km off. Beyond it, Penetanguishene at 47 km and Bracebridge at 47 km. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Forth Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Parry Sound District: 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. Forth Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 19°C in July and bottom out at -9°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Forth Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Skidway Lake is 0.8 km off. None of that is settled for Forth Lake in what we hold.