Fishing at Trevor Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Trevor Lake is a Sudbury water, Ontario side. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. Around 83 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The margin runs to about 11 km in total. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. For supplies, Elliot Lake is 65 km out. Greater Sudbury sits 119 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Trevor Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Trevor Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Trevor Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Red Elk Lake is 2.4 km distant. Rules at Trevor Lake are worth checking on the day.