Tempest Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Tempest Lake lies in Sudbury, Ontario. The surface lies 426 metres up. It measures about 60 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The outline measures near 8.3 km, so local knowledge counts. 45 km away sits Chapleau, the nearest town. Wawa is 88 km away, with Sault Ste. Marie at 120 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Tempest Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Sudbury list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Tempest Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Tempest Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Horvath Lake is 1.8 km distant. Ask locally about Tempest Lake if anything is unclear.