Fishing Nitro Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Nitro Lake is listed under Sudbury, Ontario. The surface lies 418 metres up. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sudbury list. The closest town, Dowling, is 41 km distant. Further out sit Rayside-Balfour (47 km) and Azilda (57 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Nitro Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Nitro Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -15°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Nitro Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lodge Lake, 2.1 km out. None of that is settled for Nitro Lake in what we hold.