Fishing Horseshoe Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Horseshoe Lake is listed under Parry Sound District, Ontario. The surface lies 228 metres up. Roughly 3.79 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. On our Parry Sound District list it sits near the top for size. Parry Sound lies 16 km from the water. For a city, Barrie is 102 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Horseshoe Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Parry Sound District cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Horseshoe Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -10°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Horseshoe Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is a jetty 1.2 km off, worth knowing on a busy day. Overnight stays are possible 1.4 km away. 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lioness Lake is 1.6 km off. Confirm access to Horseshoe Lake locally before you travel.