Fishing at Terry Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Terry Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. It sits at 209 metres above sea level. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 1.6 km on foot. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sudbury list. The nearest place of any size is Lively, 42 km away. Further out sit Espanola (42 km) and Little Current (50 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Terry Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. 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. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Terry Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -10°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Terry Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You can camp 1.4 km off, which suits an early start. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Carlyle Lake is 1 km distant. For Terry Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.