A cloudless sky and strong light today, with a soft W wind and pressure going nowhere. Whatever swims in Fortune Lake should be near sheltered bays and points. A tough forecast; the evening offers the only real chance. Save the long walk for a better forecast. Cooling water has fish active and on the move.
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Fortune Lake is set in Sudbury, Ontario. It sits in rolling bush. Small even by pond standards, it rewards one careful line. Most waters listed here for Sudbury are larger. The closest town, Markstay-Warren, is 24 km distant. Capreol follows at 28 km, then Valley East at 34 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.
Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Fortune Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.
Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Fortune Lake regularly works to that calendar.
Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. MacDonald's Lake, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Fortune Lake are worth checking on the day.
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