Highbrush Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Highbrush Lake falls inside Sudbury. The ground around here is spruce and muskeg. The water covers around 3.67 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Size puts it in the front rank of our Sudbury list. Some 14 km away sits Chapleau, the nearest settlement. It is 239 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Highbrush Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Sudbury list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Highbrush Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -15°C in January and 16°C in July. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Highbrush Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Sideburned Lake, 2.4 km away. What applies at Highbrush Lake may have changed since it was mapped.