Little Sunken Lake Fishing Guide, District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, this is Little Sunken Lake. What surrounds it is mixed forest. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our District Municipality of Muskoka list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Huntsville, 30 km out. Also worth knowing: Raven Lake at 2.5 km, 3.9 km away is Cow Lake, Herb Lake at 4.2 km, 4.4 km away is Grant Lake and Charcoal Lake at 4.5 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Little Sunken Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across District Municipality of Muskoka, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Little Sunken Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 18°C for July and -11°C for January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Open water usually runs from mid April until about early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Little Sunken Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Raven Lake, 2.5 km away. Treat Little Sunken Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.