Fishing Little Biggs Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Sudbury entry here is Little Biggs Lake, in Ontario. The surface lies 429 metres up. Around 90 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With 6.3 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Supplies mean a trip to Chapleau, 53 km off. It is 210 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Biggs Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Little Biggs Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan any trip to Little Biggs Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Biggs Lake at 1.7 km is the sensible second choice. Where Little Biggs Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.