Fishing Shiner Pond in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Shiner Pond lies within the bounds of Sudbury, Ontario. Elevation runs to 329 metres. Around 10 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 1.9 km in total. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Sudbury. The closest town, Espanola, is 20 km away. Greater Sudbury sits 63 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Shiner Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Shiner Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Shiner Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Shoreaux Lake is 2.6 km off. Treat access at Shiner Pond as something to verify.