Fishing at Fradin Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Fradin Lake, in Sudbury. This is lake country bush ground. It runs to roughly 13 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 2.0 km keeps the choices simple. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sudbury list. Dowling lies 91 km from the water. Rayside-Balfour is 96 km and Elliot Lake 103 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Fradin Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Work Fradin Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Fradin Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Myre Lake at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Fradin Lake in what we hold.