Andress Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Andress Lake is set in Sudbury, Ontario. It lies 220 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 60 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge covers about 5.0 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. Nearest town is Espanola, 14 km off. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 78 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Andress Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Andress Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -11°C to 19°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on Andress Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Major Lake is 1.5 km distant. Check the position at Andress Lake before loading the car.