Fishing at Littles Back Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Littles Back Lake sits within Parry Sound District in Ontario. Height above sea level is 233 metres. With some 25 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With 8.5 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is low-lying compared with other Ontario water we list. 40 km away sits Parry Sound, the nearest town. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 108 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Littles Back Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Parry Sound District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Littles Back Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -10°C for January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Littles Back Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Skunk Lake, 1.3 km out. Nothing on Littles Back Lake should be assumed from this page alone.