Fishing at May Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  May Lake sits within Parry Sound District in Ontario. Elevation runs to 312 metres. At about 22 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 3.2 km, and most of it is walkable. South River sits 27 km from the bank. Then Powassan, 35 km, and Callander, 48 km. Close by you also have: 1.3 km out stands L Lake, Pickerel Lake at 1.8 km, 2.6 km out stands Tough Lake, Round Lake at 2.6 km and 2.6 km out stands Hammond Lake. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on May Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On May Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -11°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on May Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try L Lake, 1.3 km away. Nothing on May Lake should be assumed from this page alone.