Crabtree Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Crabtree Lake is a Sudbury water, in Ontario. Elevation runs to 408 metres. Roughly 26 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 3.8 km keeps the choices simple. Chapleau is the closest place, 80 km off. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 160 km off. Nearest other option: Beckett Lake after 0.5 km, Silva Lake 2.3 km away, Baerr Lake after 3 km, Shallow Lake 3.2 km away and Elmes Lake after 4 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Crabtree Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Crabtree Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Crabtree Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Beckett Lake, 0.5 km away. Nothing on Crabtree Lake should be assumed from this page alone.