Bobo Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Bobo Lake lies in Sudbury, Ontario. Height above sea level is 462 metres. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Sudbury list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Chapleau, 31 km off. Wawa is 79 km and Sault Ste. Marie 141 km. Others worth noting: Border Lake (1.7 km), Goodreau Lake about 1.9 km, Nem Lake (2.3 km), Chaulk Lake about 2.4 km and Huff Lake (4.6 km). Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Bobo Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Bobo Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -15°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Bobo Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Border Lake sits 1.7 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Bobo Lake are worth checking on the day.