Regan Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Regan Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. The country here is pine and birch. At some 1.15 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Around 9.7 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. On our Sudbury list it sits near the top for size. Capreol is the closest town at 60 km. It is 85 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Regan Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Work Regan Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Regan Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. First Lake at 1.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Regan Lake as something to verify.