Fishing Gladwin Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Gladwin Lake falls in Sudbury, part of Ontario. It sits at 454 metres above sea level. The water covers around 3.03 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The edge covers about 17 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. It is among the larger waters listed here for Sudbury. Elliot Lake lies 79 km from the water. Beyond it, Dowling at 100 km and Espanola at 105 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Gladwin Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Gladwin Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Gladwin Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Fricker Lake is 3.4 km off. Nothing on Gladwin Lake should be assumed from this page alone.