Bernice Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Sudbury, Ontario, sits Bernice Lake. Height above sea level is 388 metres. With some 34 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 4.0 km of margin, front to back. Timmins sits 108 km from the bank. Beyond it, Dowling at 113 km and Rayside-Balfour at 115 km. Within a short run: 0.5 km out stands Lorry Lake, Benneweis Lake roughly 1.8 km, 2 km out stands Octave Lake, Annex Lake roughly 2.7 km and 3.2 km out stands Round Lake. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Bernice Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Bernice Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Bernice Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lorry Lake is 0.5 km distant. Treat Bernice Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.