Pig Lake Fishing near Lively, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Pig Lake belongs to Greater Sudbury. It sits at 229 metres above sea level. At about 16 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 2.7 km in total. It lies lower than most water we list in Ontario. Lively at 29 km is the nearest place to stop. Espanola is 29 km and Dowling 40 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Pig Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Greater Sudbury include smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. At Pig Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -11°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Pig Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Robinson Lake, 0.6 km out. Nothing on Pig Lake should be assumed from this page alone.