Ren Lake in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Sudbury, Ontario, sits Ren Lake. It sits at 355 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 54 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 3.5 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Nearest town is Wawa, 73 km off. Further out sit Chapleau (75 km) and Hornepayne (108 km). A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Ren Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Ren Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 16°C in July. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Ren Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Knee Lake at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Ren Lake carry more weight than any list.