Beresford Lake Fishing near Capreol, Ontario

• Overview

  Beresford Lake is a Greater Sudbury water, in Ontario. It sits in mixed forest country. It runs to roughly 51 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. At about 6.4 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. The nearest town is Capreol, 32 km away. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 56 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Beresford Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Greater Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Beresford Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -15°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Beresford Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Knight Lake at 2.3 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Beresford Lake in what we hold.