Fishing at Three Mile Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Parry Sound District, Ontario, sits Three Mile Lake. Height above sea level is 346 metres. This is sizeable water at about 3.62 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. Around 14 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Few waters listed in Parry Sound District are bigger. Nearest town is South River, 27 km off. Barrie is the closest city, 136 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Three Mile Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Three Mile Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -12°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Three Mile Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Owl Lake is 2.5 km distant. For Three Mile Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.