Greenhill Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Ontario, this is Greenhill Lake. This is boreal forest country. Around 40 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 5.1 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. The town to know is Chapleau, 89 km out. It is 318 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Greenhill Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Greenhill Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Greenhill Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Timia Lake at 4.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Greenhill Lake should be assumed from this page alone.