Fishing Bonhomme Lake in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Greater Sudbury end of Ontario holds Bonhomme Lake. What surrounds it is lake country bush. With some 34 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 4.4 km in total. Capreol is the closest town at 20 km. Greater Sudbury sits 42 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Bonhomme Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Greater Sudbury include smallmouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Bonhomme Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -14°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Bonhomme Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Little Bonhomme Lake, 0.7 km away. Treat Bonhomme Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.