Dennie Lake in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Sudbury entry here is Dennie Lake, in Ontario. The bank gives way to rolling bush. The water covers some 85 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. At about 9.3 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Head to Dowling, 56 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 84 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Dennie Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. On Dennie Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Dennie Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Gilden Lake at 2.6 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Dennie Lake before loading the car.