Fishing at Three Legged Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Parry Sound District entry here is Three Legged Lake, in Ontario. The land about it is mixed forest. At some 1.86 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Around 21 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Parry Sound District list. Supplies mean a trip to Parry Sound, 9.4 km off. Further out sit Penetanguishene (54 km) and Midland (58 km). Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Three Legged Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Parry Sound District: smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, northern pike and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Three Legged Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -8°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Three Legged Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Scott Lake, 1.8 km out. Ask locally about Three Legged Lake if anything is unclear.