Fishing at Grandpa Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Parry Sound District, Ontario, is where Grandpa Lake sits. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Parry Sound District are larger. Parry Sound is the closest place, 42 km off. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 105 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Grandpa Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Parry Sound District list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Grandpa Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -10°C in January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Grandpa Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Grandma Lake is 0.8 km distant. For Grandpa Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.