Loon Lake Fishing in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Loon Lake sits within Greater Sudbury in Ontario. It sits at 320 metres above sea level. At about 45 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 4.1 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Capreol sits 24 km from the bank. Then Valley East, 32 km, and Rayside-Balfour, 45 km. Close by you have: Mud Lake at 1.8 km, Deer Lake (1.9 km), The Sluiceway at 3 km, Sam Martin Lake (3.4 km) and Telfer Lake at 3.8 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Anyone new to Loon Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Loon Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Mud Lake sits 1.8 km off and takes the overflow. For Loon Lake in particular, ask before you travel.