Missery Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Sudbury, Ontario, you have Missery Lake. Elevation runs to 198 metres. The water covers some 49 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The outline measures near 6.1 km, so local knowledge counts. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. Start from Lively, 44 km down the road. Greater Sudbury is 51 km and Espanola 55 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Missery Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Missery Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 19°C; by January the average is down near -10°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. On average, late April opens the water and early December closes it again. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That shapes the year on Missery Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Bejeau Lake is 2.5 km distant. The position on Missery Lake is worth confirming on the day.