Sonny Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Ontario holds Sonny Lake, in Algoma. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. The water covers some 25 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 4.3 km, small enough to learn in a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Ontario. For a base, Wawa sits 71 km out. It is 273 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Sonny Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Algoma list walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Sonny Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 16°C in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Sonny Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Mackey Lake is 2.8 km off. The position on Sonny Lake is worth confirming on the day.