Troy Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Sudbury, Ontario, you have Troy Lake. The setting is mixed forest on every side. The water covers some 19 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 2.4 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Chapleau sits 71 km from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 244 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Troy Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Troy Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Troy Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lawrence Lake is 2.6 km off. Confirm before you fish Troy Lake.