Three Mile Lake near Dowling: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  The Sudbury end of Ontario holds Three Mile Lake. It sits in pine and birch. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Sudbury list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Dowling, 23 km away. Rayside-Balfour is 31 km away, with Azilda at 41 km. Near neighbours: Soucie Lake 0.9 km off, Four Mile Lake at 1.7 km, Mousseau Lake 2.8 km off, Leaning Pine Lake at 2.8 km and Division Lake 4.3 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Three Mile Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Three Mile Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -14°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Three Mile Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Soucie Lake is 0.9 km off. For Three Mile Lake in particular, ask before you travel.