Sutton Lake Fishing in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Sutton Lake in the Nipissing District part of Ontario. The water sits 319 metres up. It runs to roughly 27 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 4.7 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. 49 km away sits Haileybury, the nearest town. Beyond it, Ville-Marie at 49 km and Temiskaming Shores at 51 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Sutton Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Nipissing District names smallmouth bass, cisco and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Sutton Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Sutton Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Charley Lake, 0.9 km away. Nothing on Sutton Lake should be assumed from this page alone.