Fishing at Michiwakenda Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Michiwakenda Lake falls in Sudbury, part of Ontario. Everything around it is mixed forest. At some 2.42 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Some 30 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. It is among the larger waters listed here for Sudbury. Head to Timmins, 92 km away, for anything you forgot. Englehart lies 103 km off, Kirkland Lake another 105 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Michiwakenda Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Michiwakenda Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Michiwakenda Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Cochrane Lake, 2.9 km away. Check the position at Michiwakenda Lake before loading the car.