Little Percy Lake in Haliburton County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Haliburton County in Ontario is where Little Percy Lake sits. The country here is rolling bush. At about 22 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.6 km, and most of it is walkable. Some 12 km away sits United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, the nearest settlement. Barrie sits 142 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Little Percy Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Haliburton County records list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and rock bass among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Little Percy Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -12°C to 18°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Little Percy Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Longboot Lake, 2.3 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Little Percy Lake for certain.