Long Lake Fishing in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Greater Sudbury end of Ontario holds Long Lake. The surface lies 223 metres up. Roughly 8.61 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Some 48 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. It ranks high for size among our Greater Sudbury listings. For supplies, Lively is 8.8 km out. It is 16 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Greater Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Long Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -12°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from late April until about early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Long Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Page Lake, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Long Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.