Bucksaw Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Bucksaw Lake belongs to Sudbury, Ontario. It sits in lake country bush. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Sudbury. Nearest town is Chapleau, 45 km off. Beyond it, Wawa at 102 km and Sault Ste. Marie at 118 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Bucksaw Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Bucksaw Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -15°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan any trip to Bucksaw Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Wedge Lake is 1.7 km off. Signs at Bucksaw Lake carry more weight than any list.