Fishing at Beau Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Sudbury end of Ontario holds Beau Lake. It lies 401 metres above sea level. Around 19 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 4.1 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. 36 km away sits Capreol, the nearest town. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 56 km off. Within a short run: Duck Lake some 2.2 km off, Graveyard Lake about 2.4 km, Decair Lake some 2.8 km off, Fisher Lake about 3.5 km and Burnish Lake some 4.6 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Beau Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Beau Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Beau Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Duck Lake, 2.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Beau Lake should be assumed from this page alone.