Fishing Little Wizard Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Wizard Lake is set in Sudbury, Ontario. It lies 358 metres above sea level. With some 36 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The perimeter runs near 5.8 km, so plan the walk before you start. Start from Timmins, 93 km down the road. After that come Chapleau at 121 km and Dowling at 127 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Wizard Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Little Wizard Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -16°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Little Wizard Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Halfway Lake, 2.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Little Wizard Lake should be assumed from this page alone.