Fishing at Green Tree Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Green Tree Lake sits within Sudbury in Ontario. The setting is spruce and muskeg on every side. At about 16 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 2.5 km, and most of it is walkable. Start from Chapleau, 62 km down the road. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 297 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Green Tree Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Green Tree Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Green Tree Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Pogo Lake at 2.2 km is the sensible second choice. For Green Tree Lake in particular, ask before you travel.