Little Lonely Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Little Lonely Lake is an Ontario water. The setting is pine and birch. Surface area is around 16 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 2.3 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Supplies mean a trip to Capreol, 32 km off. Beyond it, Valley East at 37 km and Rayside-Balfour at 41 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Lonely Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Little Lonely Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -15°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Little Lonely Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lonely Lake, 1.4 km away. For Little Lonely Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.