Fishing at Levesque Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Levesque Lake is set in Parry Sound District, Ontario. The setting is mixed forest on every side. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Parry Sound District. The nearest town is Sturgeon Falls, 45 km away. Beyond it, West Nipissing at 46 km and South River at 51 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Levesque Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. 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. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The near bank of Levesque Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -11°C in January and 19°C in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Levesque Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Little Etta Lake at 0.4 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Levesque Lake.