Commando Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Sudbury entry here is Commando Lake, in Ontario. The country round it is spruce and muskeg from end to end. It measures about 65 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The shoreline runs about 6.5 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Chapleau lies 31 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 208 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Commando Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Commando Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -16°C in January and 17°C in July. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Commando Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Whitney Lake at 4.9 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Commando Lake may have changed since it was mapped.