Grass Lake Fishing near South River, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Parry Sound District, Ontario, you have Grass Lake. It stands 375 metres above sea level. At some 1.36 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Size puts it in the front rank of our Parry Sound District list. You are 22 km from South River. Barrie sits 147 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Round about: Loon Lake within 1.7 km, Duck Lake 1.8 km, Crooked Lake within 2.6 km, Irving Lake 2.6 km and Buck Lake within 3.1 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Grass Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Parry Sound District list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The near bank of Grass Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -12°C on the long-run figures. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Grass Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Loon Lake, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Grass Lake carry more weight than any list.