Parissien Lake Fishing Guide, Renfrew County, Ontario

• Overview

  Parissien Lake is a Renfrew County water, in Ontario. The ground around here is mixed forest. Surface area is around 34 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 2.6 km in total. It ranks high for size among our Renfrew County listings. Bancroft sits 50 km from the bank. The big place round here is Nepean, 164 km distant. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Parissien Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Renfrew County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Take Parissien Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -13°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Parissien Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Pergeon Lake, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Parissien Lake may have changed since it was mapped.