Gary Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Gary Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. It stands 362 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Sudbury list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Timmins, 98 km away. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 127 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Gary Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. 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. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Gary Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. From about late April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Gary Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Waonga Lake sits 2.2 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Gary Lake should be assumed from this page alone.