Fish Lake Fishing in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Fish Lake is one of the Greater Sudbury listings for Ontario. The bank is 209 metres above sea level. At 1.16 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The shoreline runs about 12 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Greater Sudbury list. Espanola is the closest town at 31 km. Further out sit Lively (35 km) and Little Current (46 km). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Fish Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Greater Sudbury: smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -11°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Fish Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Round Otter Lake at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Fish Lake may have changed since it was mapped.