Spring Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Spring Lake sits in Sudbury, out in Ontario. Height above sea level is 378 metres. Around 22 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 2.7 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Chapleau at 73 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 306 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Spring Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Take Spring Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Spring Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Quary Lake, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Spring Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.