Beavertooth Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Greater Sudbury end of Ontario holds Beavertooth Lake. The surface lies 385 metres up. At about 38 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. You are looking at roughly 6.0 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Capreol at 32 km is the nearest place to stop. Valley East is 39 km away, with Rayside-Balfour at 48 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Beavertooth Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Greater Sudbury list smallmouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Beavertooth Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 18°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Beavertooth Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Pole Line Lake is 2.4 km off. Check the position at Beavertooth Lake before loading the car.