Little Gabodin Lake Fishing near Lively, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The setting is pine and birch. It runs to roughly 61 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Some 5.6 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It is low-lying compared with other Ontario water we list. Lively is the closest place, 22 km off. Then Greater Sudbury, 31 km, and Azilda, 35 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Gabodin Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Greater Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Little Gabodin Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 19°C at the top of summer and -12°C at the bottom of winter. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Time your trip to Little Gabodin Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Y Lake at 2.6 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Little Gabodin Lake before loading the car.