Halliday Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Sudbury end of Ontario holds Halliday Lake. The land about it is pine and birch. About 3.66 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The outline measures near 15 km, so local knowledge counts. Few waters listed in Sudbury are bigger. Timmins is the closest place, 66 km off. Kirkland Lake is 92 km and Englehart 99 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Halliday Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. Halliday Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It holds true on Halliday Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Nugent Lake is 2.2 km distant. None of that is settled for Halliday Lake in what we hold.