Fishing at Pazhig Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Sudbury entry here is Pazhig Lake, in Ontario. Around the bank it is rolling bush. At about 19 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 2.3 km, small enough to learn in a day. For supplies, Capreol is 70 km out. After that come Rayside-Balfour at 71 km and Dowling at 71 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Pazhig Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Pazhig Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -16°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Pazhig Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Metig Lake sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Pazhig Lake.