Green Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Green Lake is one of the Sudbury listings for Ontario. It lies 307 metres above sea level. At about 23 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. A shoreline of some 2.2 km keeps the choices simple. Chapleau sits 84 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 227 km away. Round about: Pike Lake (1.5 km), Pilon Lake 3.1 km off, Beaudry Lake (3.8 km), Heart Lake 3.9 km off and Sherry Lake (4.5 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Green Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Green Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Green Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Pike Lake at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Where Green Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.