Button Lake Fishing in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Button Lake lies within the bounds of Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Elevation runs to 320 metres. At about 41 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 5.1 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. Capreol is the closest town at 38 km. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 62 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Button Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Greater Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Button Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 18°C in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Button Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Adelaide Lake is 1 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Button Lake.