Telephone Lake Fishing Guide, Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Greater Sudbury, Telephone Lake is an Ontario water. It sits at 329 metres above sea level. About 7 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Greater Sudbury are larger. You are 35 km from Capreol. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 58 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Telephone Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Greater Sudbury include smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Telephone Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -15°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Telephone Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Laura Lake is 1.4 km off. Treat Telephone Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.