Pardee Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Nipissing District end of Ontario holds Pardee Lake. The bank is 439 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 24 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Some 34 km away sits United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Barrie, 151 km distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Pardee Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Nipissing District cover smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Pardee Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -12°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Pardee Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. You can camp 160 m off, which suits an early start. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lawrence Lake, 1.1 km out. None of that is settled for Pardee Lake in what we hold.