Elvy Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Elvy Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. It stands 392 metres above sea level. At about 37 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 2.7 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Some 41 km away sits Chapleau, the nearest settlement. Timmins is 138 km and Wawa 145 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Elvy Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Elvy Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Elvy Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Carmen Lake is 0.8 km distant. Confirm access to Elvy Lake locally before you travel.