Fishing Upper Windermere Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Sudbury, Ontario, sits Upper Windermere Lake. Everything around it is northern bush. It measures about 33 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 3.9 km in total. It sits higher than most water we list in Ontario. Chapleau lies 19 km from the water. Then Wawa, 97 km, and Hornepayne, 165 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Upper Windermere Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Upper Windermere Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -16°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Upper Windermere Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Marshall Lake is 1.6 km off. Confirm access to Upper Windermere Lake locally before you travel.