Fishing at Little Clam Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Clam Lake lies in Parry Sound District, Ontario. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. The water covers some 20 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 2.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Some 22 km away sits Huntsville, the nearest settlement. South River is 38 km away, with Bracebridge at 56 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Little Clam Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and northern pike. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Little Clam Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -12°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Little Clam Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Clam Lake, 0.7 km out. None of that is settled for Little Clam Lake in what we hold.