Fishing at White Pine Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, White Pine Lake falls inside Sudbury. The bank is 395 metres above sea level. It measures about 64 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 4.0 km of margin, front to back. For supplies, Capreol is 64 km out. Greater Sudbury sits 89 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on White Pine Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read White Pine Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing White Pine Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Canthook Lake at 1.5 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at White Pine Lake carry more weight than any list.