Camp Ten Lake Fishing in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Camp Ten Lake lies within the bounds of Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Elevation runs to 342 metres. At about 18 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 2.0 km in total. Dowling lies 16 km from the water. Rayside-Balfour is 26 km away, with Lively at 30 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Camp Ten Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Greater Sudbury include smallmouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Camp Ten Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -14°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Camp Ten Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Mosquito Lake is 2.5 km off. The position on Camp Ten Lake is worth confirming on the day.