Long Lake Fishing near Markstay-Warren, Ontario

• Overview

  Long Lake is one of the Sudbury listings for Ontario. It lies 289 metres above sea level. Around 13 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The whole outline is near 2.7 km, and most of it is walkable. Our Sudbury list holds plenty of bigger water. Markstay-Warren is the closest place, 29 km off. Capreol lies 30 km off, Valley East another 36 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Long Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -14°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Long Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Kukagami Lake is 1.7 km distant. Nothing on Long Lake should be assumed from this page alone.