Chris Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Chris Lake is a Sudbury water, Ontario side. The surface lies 365 metres up. Around 22 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 3.0 km of margin, front to back. Nearest place of any size is Timmins, 91 km away. Beyond it, Capreol at 110 km and Englehart at 112 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Chris Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Chris Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Chris Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Tina Lake is 0.8 km distant. Ask locally about Chris Lake if anything is unclear.