Fishing at Little Long Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Long Lake is listed under Sudbury, Ontario. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. The water covers some 48 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The margin runs to about 7.3 km in total. Start from Elliot Lake, 50 km down the road. Further out sit Espanola (52 km) and Dowling (60 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Long Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Sudbury list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Little Long Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -13°C in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Little Long Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Burd Lake at 4.1 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Little Long Lake for certain.