Wilkins Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Parry Sound District, Ontario, this is Wilkins Lake. It sits in lake country bush country. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Parry Sound District list holds plenty of bigger water. South River at 30 km is the nearest place to stop. Huntsville is 37 km away, with Powassan at 47 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Wilkins Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Take Wilkins Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -12°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Wilkins Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. 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. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Little Patterson Lake is 1.3 km distant. What applies at Wilkins Lake may have changed since it was mapped.