Low Water Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Ontario holds Low Water Lake, in Sudbury. It stands 414 metres above sea level. It measures some 4.25 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Few waters listed in Sudbury are bigger. Dowling sits 68 km from here and is the nearest stop. Greater Sudbury sits 91 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Low Water Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Low Water Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Low Water Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Upper Marquette Lake, 2.8 km away. For Low Water Lake in particular, ask before you travel.