Mahzenazing Lake in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Mahzenazing Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. This is sizeable water at about 1.08 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. At about 9.5 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. It ranks high for size among our Sudbury listings. Supplies mean a trip to Lively, 42 km off. Then Greater Sudbury, 50 km, and Espanola, 50 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Mahzenazing Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Mahzenazing Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 19°C, while January sits near -10°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Mahzenazing Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Cedar Lake, 1.4 km away. Ask locally about Mahzenazing Lake if anything is unclear.