Fishing Foisey Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Foisey Lake is an Ontario water. It sits in pine and birch. Roughly 14 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 4.2 km on foot. Our Sudbury list holds plenty of bigger water. Timmins sits 99 km from here and is the nearest stop. Capreol is 100 km and Englehart 103 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Foisey Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Treat Foisey Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -16°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Plan around that when you fish Foisey Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Hassett Lake at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Foisey Lake as something to verify.