Crazy Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Ontario, Crazy Lake falls inside Greater Sudbury. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. Around 13 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 2.1 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Our Greater Sudbury list holds plenty of bigger water. Espanola is the closest place, 32 km off. Dowling is 35 km and Rayside-Balfour 46 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Crazy Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Greater Sudbury include smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Crazy Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 18°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Crazy Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Titmouse Lake at 3.7 km is the sensible second choice. For Crazy Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.