Fishing at Upper Green Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Upper Green Lake stands in Sudbury, Ontario. It stands 454 metres above sea level. Roughly 6.44 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The outline measures near 21 km, so local knowledge counts. It ranks high for size among our Sudbury listings. You are 84 km from Elliot Lake. Chapleau is 102 km away, with Dowling at 109 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Upper Green Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Upper Green Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 17°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Upper Green Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Kashbogama Lake, 2.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Upper Green Lake in particular, ask before you travel.