Number Nine Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Number Nine Lake in the Sudbury part of Ontario. It stands 362 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sudbury list. You are 76 km from Timmins. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 164 km off. Round about: Katodawa Lake at 2.1 km, Opemanah Lake 3.4 km away, Akonewi Lake at 3.6 km, Akonesi Lake 5.1 km away and Wamukuwin Lake at 5.2 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Number Nine Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Number Nine Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -17°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Number Nine Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A campsite is mapped about 700 m away, which makes an early start easier. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Katodawa Lake is 2.1 km distant. Signs at Number Nine Lake carry more weight than any list.