Little Ridout Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Ridout Lake belongs to Sudbury, Ontario. It sits at 396 metres above sea level. For a base, Chapleau sits 50 km out. It is 192 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. Alternatives close at hand: 1 km away is Ridout Lake, Peter Lake lies 3.5 km on, 3.6 km away is Hotstone Lake, Gertrude Lake lies 3.7 km on and 3.9 km away is Engineer Lake. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Ridout Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Little Ridout Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Little Ridout Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Ridout Lake, 1 km out. Ask locally about Little Ridout Lake if anything is unclear.