Stringer Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Stringer Lake falls in Parry Sound District, part of Ontario. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. The water covers some 13 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 1.7 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Nearest town is South River, 21 km off. Greater Sudbury sits 162 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Stringer Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Parry Sound District cover smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Stringer Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -12°C for January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It sets the rhythm of the year at Stringer Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Pemican Lake is 1.7 km off. None of that is settled for Stringer Lake in what we hold.