Fishing Partridge Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Partridge Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. The surface lies 202 metres up. At about 11 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.6 km, and most of it is walkable. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sudbury list. Lively sits 40 km from here and is the nearest stop. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 51 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Partridge Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Partridge Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -11°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Partridge Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You can camp 510 m off, which suits an early start. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Norway Lake is 0.7 km distant. For Partridge Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.