Grassy Bay Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Nipissing District, Ontario, you have Grassy Bay. It sits at 411 metres above sea level. Roughly 7.53 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Some 79 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. It ranks high for size among our Nipissing District listings. South River lies 56 km from the water. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Grassy Bay

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Oyster and old piling give the only hard structure in sight. The mouth fishes hardest when the run is at its strongest. Survey and observation records for Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Grassy Bay repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -13°C to 18°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Grassy Bay regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is camping recorded roughly 690 m off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Pinay Lake at 2.8 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Grassy Bay.