Fishing West Taylors Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, West Taylors Lake falls inside Parry Sound District. The water sits 217 metres up. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Parry Sound District list. Start from Parry Sound, 47 km down the road. South River lies 72 km off, Sturgeon Falls another 78 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on West Taylors Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Parry Sound District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. West Taylors Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -10°C to 19°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to West Taylors Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Northern Pike Lake at 4.4 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for West Taylors Lake in what we hold.