McGuey Lake Fishing near Espanola, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, McGuey Lake falls inside Sudbury. Elevation runs to 327 metres. It runs to roughly 58 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 4.2 km in total. The closest town, Espanola, is 20 km away. Dowling lies 45 km off, Little Current another 50 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on McGuey Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of McGuey Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -13°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on McGuey Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Kerr Lake is 1.5 km distant. For McGuey Lake in particular, ask before you travel.