Fishing at Eleventh Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Eleventh Lake belongs to Sudbury, Ontario. This is pine and birch country. Surface area is around 30 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Dowling sits 99 km from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 121 km distant. Close by you have: Boot Lake out at 2.3 km, Alligator Lake at about 2.6 km, Peach Lake out at 4.1 km, Duke Lake at about 4.4 km and Upper Boot Lake out at 4.6 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Eleventh Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Eleventh Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Eleventh Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Boot Lake at 2.3 km is the nearest alternative. For Eleventh Lake in particular, ask before you travel.