Fishing Augusta Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Augusta Lake belongs to Sudbury. The bank is 220 metres above sea level. At 1.16 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Around 9.7 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Sudbury list. Espanola is the closest town at 13 km. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 54 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Augusta Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Augusta Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -12°C and July at about 19°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Augusta Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Nameless Lake, 2.1 km out. For Augusta Lake in particular, ask before you travel.