Miles Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Miles Lake is one of the Sudbury listings for Ontario. The surface lies 360 metres up. Small at around 9 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Sudbury are larger. The closest town, Capreol, is 71 km distant. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 92 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Miles Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Miles Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 17°C in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Miles Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lotus Lake is 2.3 km off. Treat access at Miles Lake as something to verify.