Fishing Banana Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Banana Lake belongs to Sudbury, Ontario. The bank is 445 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 31 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 4.0 km keeps the choices simple. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Chapleau sits 22 km from here and is the nearest stop. Wawa is 92 km and Sault Ste. Marie 142 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Banana Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Banana Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -15°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Banana Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Alston Lake sits 1.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Banana Lake for certain.