Tee Bone Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Sudbury, Ontario, sits Tee Bone Lake. The surface lies 345 metres up. It measures about 23 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 4.2 km of margin, front to back. Timmins lies 69 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 152 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Tee Bone Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Tee Bone Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -17°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Tee Bone Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Bowsfield Lake sits 2.3 km off and takes the overflow. For Tee Bone Lake in particular, ask before you travel.