Barty Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Barty Lake is one of the Sudbury listings for Ontario. It stands 389 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 84 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The margin runs to about 8.6 km in total. Head to Chapleau, 46 km away, for anything you forgot. Timmins lies 134 km off, Wawa another 149 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Barty Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Barty Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Barty Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Gertrude Lake is 2.3 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Barty Lake for certain.