Fishing at Burnish Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Burnish Lake belongs to Sudbury. It stands 412 metres above sea level. At about 31 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With 5.0 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Capreol sits 39 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 59 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Burnish Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Burnish Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -15°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Burnish Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Fisher Lake, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Burnish Lake.