Little Pilon Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Sudbury, Ontario, you have Little Pilon Lake. This is mixed forest ground. Roughly 69 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The perimeter runs near 7.4 km, so plan the walk before you start. Capreol is the closest place, 51 km off. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 72 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Pilon Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Little Pilon Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Little Pilon Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Three Mile Lake at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. For Little Pilon Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.