Fishing Chicot Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Chicot Lake is set in Sudbury, Ontario. The bank is 346 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sudbury list. Timmins is the closest place, 76 km off. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 145 km off. If this one is busy: Upper Grassy Lake at 3.1 km, Marne Lake sits 6 km out, Mond Lake at 6.2 km, Bowsfield Lake sits 6.9 km out and Tee Bone Lake at 7.6 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Chicot Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Chicot Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -17°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Chicot Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Upper Grassy Lake is 3.1 km off. Ask locally about Chicot Lake if anything is unclear.