Fishing at Marta Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Sudbury, Ontario, is where Marta Lake sits. The water sits 387 metres up. With some 19 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 2.5 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Nearest place of any size is Chapleau, 67 km away. Timmins is 105 km away, with Smooth Rock Falls at 162 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Marta Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Marta Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -17°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Marta Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Jog Lake sits 2.9 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Marta Lake carry more weight than any list.