Fire Lake Fishing in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Fire Lake is listed under Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Around the bank it is pine and birch. The water covers some 67 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The perimeter runs near 9.0 km, so plan the walk before you start. Nearest town is Capreol, 29 km off. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 53 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Fire Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Greater Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The near bank of Fire Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Fire Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Three Sisters Lakes sits 2.2 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Fire Lake should be assumed from this page alone.