Fishing at Lost Lake, Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Lost Lake is set in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The surface lies 376 metres up. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Greater Sudbury list holds plenty of bigger water. Dowling sits 14 km from the bank. Then Rayside-Balfour, 25 km, and Azilda, 33 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Greater Sudbury: smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Lost Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -14°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Lost Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A launch point is recorded some 850 m off. Parking sits 830 m out, which makes for a walk with tackle. 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. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Otter Lake, 1.4 km out. For Lost Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.