Fishing Quary Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Ontario, this is Quary Lake. The bank is 375 metres above sea level. Roughly 27 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 4.5 km on foot. Chapleau sits 73 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Wawa, 78 km, and Hornepayne, 110 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Quary Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Sudbury list smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Quary Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Quary Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Spring Lake sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Quary Lake.