Fishing Rebecca Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Rebecca Lake stands in Sudbury, Ontario. The bank is 382 metres above sea level. The water covers some 31 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 4.3 km on foot. Timmins sits 99 km from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 123 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Rebecca Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Rebecca Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Rebecca Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Marion Lake, 1.7 km out. Ask locally about Rebecca Lake if anything is unclear.