High · Low
Solid today
natural-lake / Ayr, ON / FMZ 16Pinehurst Lake
Pinehurst is a glacier's leftover — a 9-hectare kettle scooped into the Carolinian forest north of Paris, no dam, no river, no inflow to speak of. It's small, but it isn't a puddle: the bottom drops to about 35 feet in the middle, so you get warm weedy shallows around a rim and one cool deep basin in the heart of it.
Target Species
Today's read.
Quick Summary
Cool, with a high of 14° and a low of 0°. Winds stay light. Rising pressure can make for a slower, pickier bite.
Daily max · 0-11
Avg · S · gusts to 15 km/h
rising · 4 hPa/24h
10h 19m daylight
Lunar phase
Dry through the launch window
B+
Solid today
Easy water — a light 4 km/h S average keeps 0.4 km of fetch calm and controllable. A middling bite — the rising barometer leans toward a pickier bite. Work the shoreline edges and lean on the low-light hours.
Craft Verdicts
No trailer launch in seed dataCarry-in launch0.4 km max fetchPressure rising (3.8 hPa/24h)
Powerboat
No trailer ramp here — a powerboat can't launch.
Kayak
Clear to launch — a 4 km/h S average over 0.4 km of fetch stays well within a kayak's low, wind-caught profile; easy to hold position.
Canoe
Clear to launch — a 4 km/h S average over 0.4 km of fetch stays well within an open canoe's shallow draft; easy to hold position.
Hourly Conditions
5:00 a.m.
1°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · NW6kph
Gust6kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
7:00 a.m.
0°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · NW3kph
Gust3kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
9:00 a.m.
0°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · W2kph
Gust2kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
11:00 a.m.
9°Temp
UV2
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · SW1kph
Gust4kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
1:00 p.m.
12°Temp
UV3
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · W4kph
Gust11kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
3:00 p.m.
13°Temp
UV3
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · W5kph
Gust12kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
5:00 p.m.
13°Temp
UV1
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · W3kph
Gust3kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
7:00 p.m.
9°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · SW3kph
Gust3kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
9:00 p.m.
4°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureRising
Fish ActivityFair
Wind · S7kph
Gust7kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
Weekly Outlook
LaunchAll Clear
BiteFair
LaunchAll Clear
BiteHigh
LaunchAll Clear
BiteHigh
LaunchFishable
BiteMaximum
LaunchFishable
BiteMaximum
LaunchCaution
BiteMaximum
LaunchAll Clear
BiteMaximum
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How it fishes
A compact 9-hectare (23-acre) glacial kettle lake with a maximum depth of about 35 feet, set inside GRCA's Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area and ringed by Carolinian forest
SourceThe GRCA names largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed sunfish as the lake's fishery — a warm-water bass-and-panfish water, with no pike, walleye, or smallmouth
SourceNon-motorized only — no gas or electric motors; canoes, kayaks, and paddleboats can be rented on site
SourceA documented winter ice-fishing water within the conservation area
SourceAnglers logging trips on Fishbrain rank largemouth bass, bluegill, and black crappie as the three most-caught species
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Regulations snapshot
This is a summary, not the legal regulation — confirm current rules with the official source before fishing.
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass
Season: Fourth Saturday in June to Nov 30 (2026: Jun 27–Nov 30)
Limit: S-6 / C-2
Official sourceBlack Crappie
Season: Open all year
Limit: S-30 / C-10
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Access notes
Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area canoe/kayak/paddleboat launch
Non-motorized only — no gas or electric motors. One boat launch on the lake; canoe/kayak/paddleboat rentals on site (noted May–August). Paid park day-use/camping access. 468 Pinehurst Road, RR 3, Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 (north of Paris).
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