Himbury Lake in Parry Sound District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Himbury Lake in the Parry Sound District part of Ontario. The country here is lake country bush. With some 53 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 4.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. Few waters listed in Parry Sound District are bigger. Supplies mean a trip to South River, 29 km off. Beyond it, Huntsville at 30 km and Powassan at 49 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Himbury Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Treat Himbury Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -12°C at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Himbury Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. You can camp about 1 km away, going by the mapping. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Little Beaver Lake sits 1.9 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Himbury Lake.