Fishing Parting Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Parting Lake stands in Sudbury, Ontario. This is pine and birch ground. The water covers around 1.00 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Some 11 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It ranks high for size among our Sudbury listings. 58 km away sits Timmins, the nearest town. Greater Sudbury sits 164 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Parting Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Parting Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -17°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. At Parting Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Cork Lake, 2.8 km out. Treat Parting Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.