Bobsled Lake in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Bobsled Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. It measures about 81 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline length is close to 5.3 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Head to Timmins, 80 km away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Chapleau at 91 km and Iroquois Falls at 138 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Bobsled Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. At Bobsled Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -17°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Bobsled Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Slink Lake is 1.1 km off. Ask locally about Bobsled Lake if anything is unclear.