Chute Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Chute Lake lies in Sudbury, in Ontario. The ground around here is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Sudbury. Timmins lies 92 km from the water. Chapleau lies 123 km off, Dowling another 126 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Chute Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Chute Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -16°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Chute Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Makami River, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Chute Lake for certain.