Myre Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Ontario, Myre Lake belongs to Sudbury. It sits in mixed forest country. With some 27 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 3.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Dowling is the closest place, 92 km off. It is 118 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Myre Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Myre Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 17°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Myre Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Fradin Lake is 0.7 km off. For Myre Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.