Fishing Kitten Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Kitten Lake falls inside Sudbury. It sits in mixed forest country. The water covers some 31 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 3.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It sits higher than most water we list in Ontario. Nearest town is Elliot Lake, 80 km off. Dowling is 89 km and Rayside-Balfour 96 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Kitten Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Kitten Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -15°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Time your trip to Kitten Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Durban Creek is 1.4 km off. Check the current arrangement for Kitten Lake.