Hamer Lake Fishing Guide, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Hamer Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario. Around the bank it is mixed forest. At about 37 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 4.1 km on foot. Nearest town is Parry Sound, 23 km off. Beyond it, Bracebridge at 44 km and Huntsville at 46 km. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Hamer Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Parry Sound District: smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Hamer Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -9°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Hamer Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A camping area sits within 830 m of here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Armishaw Lake, 1.5 km away. Nothing on Hamer Lake should be assumed from this page alone.