Wright Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Ontario holds Wright Lake, in Parry Sound District. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. Surface area is around 20 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 2.7 km on foot. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. Parry Sound lies 10 km from the water. Barrie sits 101 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Wright Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. 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. Across Parry Sound District, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and northern pike. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Wright Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 19°C in July and bottom out at -9°C in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Wright Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A camping area sits within 810 m of here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Scime Lake, 1.2 km away. Check the current arrangement for Wright Lake.