Fishing Odd Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Sudbury in Ontario is where Odd Lake sits. It sits at 458 metres above sea level. With some 25 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 4.9 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Chapleau, 53 km away. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 263 km distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Odd Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Odd Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -15°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Odd Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Ellam Lake, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Odd Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.