Percy Lake Fishing Guide, Haliburton County, Ontario

• Overview

  The Haliburton County end of Ontario holds Percy Lake. Elevation runs to 374 metres. About 4.86 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. With 24 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It ranks high for size among our Haliburton County listings. Haliburton Village is 22 km and Bancroft 42 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Percy Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Haliburton County include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Anyone new to Percy Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -12°C at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Percy Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Fitzgerald Lake is 2.4 km off. None of that is settled for Percy Lake in what we hold.