Fishing at Twentythree Mile Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Twentythree Mile Lake is an Ontario water. The ground round it is rolling bush. With some 46 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 7.8 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Elliot Lake, 85 km away. Chapleau lies 93 km off, Blind River another 108 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Twentythree Mile Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Work Twentythree Mile Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 17°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Twentythree Mile Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Medicine Lake, 1.8 km away. Treat access at Twentythree Mile Lake as something to verify.