Evelyn Lake Fishing in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Elevation runs to 310 metres. Surface area runs to roughly 1.56 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. There is roughly 18 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Few waters listed in Greater Sudbury are bigger. Some 33 km away sits Capreol, the nearest settlement. Valley East is 42 km and Markstay-Warren 48 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Evelyn Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Greater Sudbury: smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Evelyn Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That shapes the year on Evelyn Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Fisher Lake, 0.9 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Evelyn Lake for certain.