Fishing Sunken Lake in Grey County, Ontario

• Overview

  Sunken Lake is set in Grey County, Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Grey County standards. Nearest town is Markdale, 14 km off. The nearest city of size is Barrie, 92 km away. Close by you have: Walker Lake 4.3 km, Mountain Lake about 5.3 km, Townsend Lake 5.4 km, Harrison Lake about 6.5 km and Black's Lake 6.7 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Sunken Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name Chinook salmon, rainbow trout and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Sunken Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 19°C and January near -8°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Sunken Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Walker Lake is 4.3 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Sunken Lake for certain.