Fishing Little John Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Little John Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. The setting is spruce and muskeg on every side. With some 33 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 3.8 km in total. You are 54 km from Timmins. It is 189 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little John Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Little John Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -17°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Little John Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Big John Lake at 2 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Little John Lake should be assumed from this page alone.