Little Fry Lake Fishing Guide, Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Little Fry Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario. The bank is 285 metres above sea level. With some 71 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The perimeter runs near 6.0 km, so plan the walk before you start. It is among the larger waters listed here for Nipissing District. Some 60 km away sits Capreol, the nearest settlement. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 82 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Fry Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Nipissing District records list smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Little Fry Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -15°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Little Fry Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Fry Lake is 3 km off. For Little Fry Lake in particular, ask before you travel.