Little Mink Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Greater Sudbury end of Ontario holds Little Mink Lake. It stands 214 metres above sea level. Roughly 31 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 5.0 km on foot. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. Head to Espanola, 30 km away, for anything you forgot. After that come Lively at 34 km and Dowling at 46 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Mink Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Greater Sudbury names smallmouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Work Little Mink Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 19°C and January near -11°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Little Mink Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Round Otter Lake at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Rules at Little Mink Lake are worth checking on the day.