Lower Green Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Lower Green Lake is one of the Sudbury listings for Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. The water covers some 31 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 5.4 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. The closest town, Dowling, is 53 km away. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 79 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lower Green Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Lower Green Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -15°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Lower Green Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Upper Green Lake is 2.5 km distant. None of that is settled for Lower Green Lake in what we hold.