Bennett Lake Fishing near Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Bennett Lake sits within Greater Sudbury in Ontario. This is lake country bush country. It measures about 14 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 1.9 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Greater Sudbury sits 3.8 km from here and is the nearest stop. Greater Sudbury sits 4 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Bennett Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Greater Sudbury include smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Bennett Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 20°C and January near -13°C on the long-run figures. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. At Bennett Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a car park, Lot T, 570 m from the bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Bethel Lake, 1.7 km away. Check the position on Bennett Lake before loading the car.