Bobs Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Bobs Lake is an Ontario water. It lies 405 metres above sea level. At about 45 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 3.7 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The closest town, Chapleau, is 27 km away. It is 223 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Bobs Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Bobs Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Bobs Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Dempster Lake is 2 km distant. What applies at Bobs Lake may have changed since it was mapped.