Foyross Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Foyross Lake sits in Greater Sudbury, out in Ontario. The water sits 393 metres up. You are 16 km from Rayside-Balfour. Dowling lies 20 km off, Valley East another 22 km. Close by you have: Arm Lake out at 0.5 km, Hollow Lake the better part of 0.9 km, Foy Lake out at 2.4 km, Hachey Lake the better part of 4.5 km and Little Michaud Lake out at 4.6 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Foyross Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. 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, pumpkinseed and rock bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Foyross Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Foyross Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Arm Lake is 0.5 km off. For Foyross Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.