Upper Medicine Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Upper Medicine Lake belongs to Sudbury, Ontario. The bank is 463 metres above sea level. At about 37 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 4.0 km, and most of it is walkable. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Nearest town is Chapleau, 86 km off. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 155 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Upper Medicine Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Upper Medicine Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 17°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Upper Medicine Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Florence Lake at 2.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat Upper Medicine Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.