Amos Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Ontario, this is Amos Lake. It lies 463 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 26 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 3.4 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Chapleau sits 16 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Wawa, 92 km, and Hornepayne, 168 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Amos Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. 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. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Amos Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -16°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Amos Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Greb Lake at 2.4 km is the sensible second choice. Rules at Amos Lake are worth checking on the day.