Little Long Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Long Lake is one of the Sudbury waters in Ontario. The land about it is rolling bush. It runs to roughly 26 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline length is close to 5.3 km, and each section fishes a little differently. You are 27 km from Markstay-Warren. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 46 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Little Long Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Little Long Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -14°C in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Little Long Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Carafel Lake, 2.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Little Long Lake carry more weight than any list.