Longwell Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Longwell Lake is one of the Sudbury listings for Ontario. It lies 446 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sudbury list. Chapleau sits 24 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Wawa, 127 km, and Timmins, 150 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Longwell Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The shape of Longwell Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Longwell Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Pole Lake, 1.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Longwell Lake before loading the car.