Fishing at Buttonshoe Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Sudbury entry here is Buttonshoe Lake, in Ontario. It sits at 440 metres above sea level. It measures about 48 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 4.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Head to Chapleau, 54 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 193 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Buttonshoe Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Buttonshoe Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Buttonshoe Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Tassel Lake is 2.8 km off. Check the current arrangement for Buttonshoe Lake.