Lac La Vallee Fishing in Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Lac La Vallee falls in Parry Sound District, part of Ontario. The bank is 227 metres above sea level. With some 66 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Some 7.5 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. On our Parry Sound District list it sits near the top for size. Parry Sound sits 30 km from the bank. Greater Sudbury sits 120 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac La Vallee

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Parry Sound District list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Lac La Vallee that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 19°C in July and bottom out at -10°C in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Lac La Vallee by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Gull Lake at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Lac La Vallee as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.