Ruth Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Ruth Lake belongs to Sudbury. The surface lies 187 metres up. The water covers some 58 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The margin runs to about 25 km in total. It is low-lying compared with other Ontario water we list. The town to know is Markstay-Warren, 49 km out. Then Greater Sudbury, 52 km, and Lively, 53 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Ruth Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Ruth Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -11°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Ruth Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Ruby Lake at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Ruth Lake for certain.