Fishing at Widgeon Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Parry Sound District, Ontario. The water sits 383 metres up. It runs to roughly 30 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 4.0 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. South River lies 16 km from the water. Powassan lies 35 km off, Huntsville another 44 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Widgeon Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Parry Sound District: smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Anyone new to Widgeon Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -12°C in January and 18°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Widgeon Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Crooked Lake at 3.1 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Widgeon Lake before loading the car.