Windy Lake Fishing in Parry Sound District, Ontario

• Overview

  Windy Lake belongs to Parry Sound District, Ontario. Height above sea level is 221 metres. It runs to roughly 94 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 19 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Few waters listed in Parry Sound District are bigger. The closest town, Parry Sound, is 59 km distant. After that come Sturgeon Falls at 59 km and West Nipissing at 60 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Windy Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Parry Sound District include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and northern pike. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Take Windy Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 19°C; by January the average is down near -10°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Windy Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Loon Lake at 1.6 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Windy Lake.