Myrtle Lake Fishing Guide, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Myrtle Lake is set in Parry Sound District, Ontario. The land about it is lake country bush. Surface area is around 14 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 4.1 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Parry Sound at 37 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 114 km off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Myrtle Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Parry Sound District names smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Myrtle Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -10°C in January up to 19°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. From about mid April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Myrtle Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Maple Lake, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Myrtle Lake carry more weight than any list.