Fishing Fifty-five Mile Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Fifty-five Mile Lake is a Sudbury water, in Ontario. The ground round it is mixed forest. Roughly 16 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 2.0 km keeps the choices simple. It sits higher than most water we list in Ontario. For a base, Elliot Lake sits 66 km out. Greater Sudbury sits 101 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Fifty-five Mile Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Fifty-five Mile Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -14°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Fifty-five Mile Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what 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 is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Ernie Lake at 3.6 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Fifty-five Mile Lake should be assumed from this page alone.