Fly Lake in Greater Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Fly Lake sits within Greater Sudbury in Ontario. It stands 232 metres above sea level. At about 81 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With 7.5 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. Lively sits 5.7 km from the bank. Greater Sudbury follows at 18 km, then Azilda at 19 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Fly Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Greater Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Fly Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -12°C in January to roughly 19°C in July. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. From about late April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It sets the rhythm of the year at Fly Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Makada Lake, 2.3 km away. Rules at Fly Lake are worth checking on the day.