Abney Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Abney Lake stands in Sudbury, Ontario. This is rolling bush ground. About 2.56 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The perimeter is close to 27 km, and wind can be flat in one arm and rough in the next. Size puts it in the front rank of our Sudbury list. Chapleau is the closest town at 98 km. Further out sit Elliot Lake (104 km) and Dowling (112 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Abney Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Abney Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. 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. Abney Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Spanish Lake, 3.4 km out. Check the position at Abney Lake before loading the car.