Fishing Ossin Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Ossin Lake is set in Sudbury, Ontario. Country round the bank runs to taiga. Roughly 78 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The perimeter runs near 5.9 km, so plan the walk before you start. You are 86 km from Timmins. Greater Sudbury sits 258 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Ossin Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Ossin Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -18°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That shapes the year on Ossin Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Komak Lake is 6.4 km off. Nothing on Ossin Lake should be assumed from this page alone.