Mile Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Mile Lake is an Ontario water. It stands 416 metres above sea level. With some 67 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 7.3 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. 64 km away sits Dowling, the nearest town. It is 92 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mile Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Mile Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 17°C, while January sits near -14°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Mile Lake follows the weather closely.

• 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 slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Moose Narrows sits 5.4 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Mile Lake.