Proud Lake Fishing Guide, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Proud Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario. The surface lies 288 metres up. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. A shoreline of some 1.7 km keeps the choices simple. Our Parry Sound District list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Parry Sound sits 26 km out. Beyond it, Huntsville at 44 km and South River at 49 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Proud Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Proud Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -10°C to 18°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Proud Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Dutcher Lake sits 1.4 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Proud Lake for certain.