Fishing at Lost Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Lost Lake falls inside Sudbury. It lies 373 metres above sea level. Roughly 55 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 7.4 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Head to Timmins, 90 km away, for anything you forgot. Then Chapleau, 121 km, and Dowling, 130 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lost Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Lost Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Wizard Lake sits 1.5 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lost Lake as something to verify.