Sanagan Lake Fishing near Parry Sound, Ontario

• Overview

  Sanagan Lake sits within Parry Sound District in Ontario. Elevation runs to 204 metres. This is a pocket water of some 3 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Parry Sound District are larger. The nearest place of any size is Parry Sound, 5.3 km away. The big place round here is Barrie, 104 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Sanagan Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. At Sanagan Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -8°C at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Sanagan Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. You can launch: the ramp is 760 m away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Conlon Lake, 1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Sanagan Lake.