Rat Lake Fishing Guide, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Parry Sound District end of Ontario holds Rat Lake. It lies 236 metres above sea level. Around 19 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 2.9 km of margin, front to back. Head to South River, 52 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 102 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Rat Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and northern pike. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Rat Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -11°C in January and 19°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Rat Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Otter Lake is 1.1 km off. Treat Rat Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.