24 Mile Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  24 Mile Lake sits within Sudbury in Ontario. It stands 351 metres above sea level. Around 27 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 2.1 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Some 35 km away sits Espanola, the nearest settlement. After that come Dowling at 50 km and Elliot Lake at 52 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on 24 Mile Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At this water the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On this water that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Duncan Lake, 1.3 km away. Check the current arrangement for this water.