Fishing at Highrock Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Parry Sound District, Ontario, you have Highrock Lake. The surface lies 280 metres up. With some 13 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 2.6 km in total. You are 32 km from Parry Sound. South River is 48 km away, with Powassan at 64 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Highrock Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Parry Sound District include 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. Highrock Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -10°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Highrock Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Dunchurch Lake, 0.4 km out. Ask locally about Highrock Lake if anything is unclear.