Annex Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Ontario holds Annex Lake, in Sudbury. The bank is 381 metres above sea level. At about 14 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 3.0 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Sudbury. Timmins sits 110 km from the bank. Dowling lies 111 km off, Rayside-Balfour another 113 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Annex Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The near bank of Annex Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Annex Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Octave Lake sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Where Annex Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.