Cathro Lake Fishing in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Cathro Lake in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Elevation runs to 273 metres. With some 33 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 4.1 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Capreol sits 23 km from the bank. It is 41 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Cathro Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Greater Sudbury: smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Cathro Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -14°C in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Cathro Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data records a boat ramp 1.3 km out. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Poulton Lake at 1 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Cathro Lake may have changed since it was mapped.