Felix Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Felix Lake stands in Sudbury, Ontario. The ground round it is mixed forest. At about 23 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 2.4 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. The nearest place of any size is Capreol, 67 km away. Further out sit Rayside-Balfour (69 km) and Dowling (69 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Felix Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Felix Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Felix Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Ningoowaswi Lake, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Felix Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.