Scott Lake Fishing Guide, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Scott Lake is a Parry Sound District water, Ontario side. It sits at 217 metres above sea level. A splashy cast here empties the swim; a quiet one owns it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Parry Sound District list. Parry Sound lies 35 km from the water. Further out sit South River (74 km) and Powassan (86 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Scott Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Parry Sound District list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Scott Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -9°C to 19°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Scott Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Brewery Lake is 1.7 km off. Treat Scott Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.