Fishing Star Lake in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Star Lake in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The ground around here is lake country bush. Surface area is around 61 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. A shoreline of some 3.9 km keeps the choices simple. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. The town to know is Espanola, 19 km out. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 49 km off. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Star Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Greater Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Star Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 19°C and January near -12°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Star Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Hock Lake, 2 km away. Confirm before you fish Star Lake.