Fishing at Redstone Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Redstone Lake belongs to Sudbury, Ontario. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. With some 44 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Some 5.6 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Timmins sits 55 km from here and is the nearest stop. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 166 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Redstone Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Redstone Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Redstone Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Foy Lake, 2.1 km away. Ask locally about Redstone Lake if anything is unclear.