Johnnie Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Johnnie Lake is set in Sudbury, Ontario. The bank is 206 metres above sea level. At some 3.46 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Size puts it in the front rank of our Sudbury list. 39 km away sits Lively, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 48 km away. Also within reach: Ruth-Roy Lake just 2 km, Lake of the Woods (2.6 km), Log Boom Lake just 3.7 km, Green Lake (3.8 km) and Bunnyrabbit Lake just 3.8 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Johnnie Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Johnnie Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -11°C on the long-run figures. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On average, late April opens the water and early December closes it again. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Johnnie Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. A campsite is mapped about 930 m away, which makes an early start easier. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Ruth-Roy Lake, 2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Johnnie Lake in what we hold.