Boucher Lake in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Boucher Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. What surrounds it is boreal forest. It runs to roughly 44 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 3.0 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Nearest place of any size is Chapleau, 90 km away. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 149 km away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Boucher Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Boucher Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Boucher Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Little Cave Lake is 0.8 km distant. None of that is settled for Boucher Lake in what we hold.