Fishing Medicine Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Medicine Lake is a Sudbury water, Ontario side. It lies 435 metres above sea level. At about 35 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The outline measures near 5.4 km, so local knowledge counts. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Nearest town is Elliot Lake, 84 km off. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 148 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Medicine Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Medicine Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Medicine Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Twentythree Mile Lake, 1.8 km out. Treat access at Medicine Lake as something to verify.