Silver Lake Fishing near Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Silver Lake sits in Greater Sudbury, out in Ontario. It sits at 275 metres above sea level. With some 23 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 2.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Nearest place of any size is Greater Sudbury, 7 km away. It is 7 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Silver Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Greater Sudbury: smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Silver Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 20°C in July and bottom out at -13°C in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Silver Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Expect 1.4 km away in from where the car goes. Fishing from a pier is possible 1 km away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Middle Lake, 1.4 km out. Nothing on Silver Lake should be assumed from this page alone.