Twentyfive Mile Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Twentyfive Mile Lake lies in Sudbury, Ontario. Height above sea level is 440 metres. It measures about 21 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The bank runs about 2.9 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Some 86 km away sits Elliot Lake, the nearest settlement. It is 149 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Twentyfive Mile Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Twentyfive Mile Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Twentyfive Mile Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Medicine Lake, 2.1 km away. Treat access at Twentyfive Mile Lake as something to verify.