Fishing at Affleck Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Affleck Lake is set in Sudbury, Ontario. Height above sea level is 462 metres. Roughly 1.43 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Around 11 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It ranks high for size among our Sudbury listings. For supplies, Chapleau is 68 km out. Greater Sudbury sits 212 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Affleck Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Affleck Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -14°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Affleck Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Megisan Lake is 2.1 km distant. Rules at Affleck Lake are worth checking on the day.