Malzan Lake Fishing in Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Malzan Lake is one of the Parry Sound District listings for Ontario. The water sits 289 metres up. About 8 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Parry Sound District list. 28 km away sits Parry Sound, the nearest town. After that come Huntsville at 42 km and South River at 48 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Malzan Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and northern pike. The county list is broader than any single water. On Malzan Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -10°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Malzan Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Proud Lake sits 2.2 km off and takes the overflow. For Malzan Lake in particular, ask before you travel.