Freeman Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Freeman Lake is an Ontario water. The water sits 396 metres up. At about 26 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 3.0 km of margin, front to back. The closest town, Timmins, is 81 km away. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 190 km away. Others worth noting: Hardiman Lake 3.2 km off, Forearm Lake at 4.2 km, Turn Lake 6.3 km off, Bobsled Lake at 7.6 km and Great Pike Lake 7.9 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Freeman Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Freeman Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Freeman Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Hardiman Lake, 3.2 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Freeman Lake for certain.