Spruce Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Parry Sound District, Ontario, sits Spruce Lake. Around the bank it is rolling bush. Around 23 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The whole outline is near 2.2 km, and most of it is walkable. South River sits 25 km from the bank. Further out sit Powassan (41 km) and Huntsville (42 km). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Spruce Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Parry Sound District list smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Spruce Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -12°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Spruce Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. 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. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Whetstone Lake is 1.6 km distant. Where Spruce Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.