Fishing Manson Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Parry Sound District, Ontario, is where Manson Lake sits. This is pine and birch ground. With some 72 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 4.4 km of margin, front to back. It ranks high for size among our Parry Sound District listings. 27 km away sits Parry Sound, the nearest town. Barrie sits 130 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Manson Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Parry Sound District cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Manson Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 19°C and January reads -10°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Manson Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Blackberry Lake sits 2.6 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Manson Lake locally before you travel.