Snowshoe Lake in Parry Sound District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Snowshoe Lake stands in Parry Sound District, Ontario. It sits in pine and birch. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Parry Sound District are larger. 44 km away sits Parry Sound, the nearest town. It is 105 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Snowshoe Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Snowshoe Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -10°C in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Snowshoe Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Granite Lake is 0.7 km off. Where Snowshoe Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.