Fishing at Freeland Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Sudbury entry here is Freeland Lake, in Ontario. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. Around 47 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. It is low-lying compared with other Ontario water we list. For supplies, Espanola is 39 km out. Little Current is 44 km away, with Lively at 47 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Freeland Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Sudbury list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Freeland Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -10°C to 19°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Freeland Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Sealey's Lake, 1.3 km away. Nothing on Freeland Lake should be assumed from this page alone.