Kelly Lake Fishing near Markstay-Warren, Ontario

• Overview

  Kelly Lake is a Sudbury water, in Ontario. It lies 243 metres above sea level. It measures about 63 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 4.8 km, and most of it is walkable. Markstay-Warren sits 36 km from the bank. Capreol is 41 km and Valley East 48 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Kelly Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. 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. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Kelly Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -14°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Kelly Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Gamagowong Lake, 2 km out. Ask locally about Kelly Lake if anything is unclear.