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

• Overview

  Kight Lake is one of the Parry Sound District listings for Ontario. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 3.0 km in total. Parry Sound lies 12 km from the water. It is 103 km to Barrie, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Kight Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Kight Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -10°C in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Kight Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Brennan Lake, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Kight Lake for certain.