Fishing Commodore Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Sudbury end of Ontario holds Commodore Lake. It sits in lake country bush country. It runs to roughly 35 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. At about 9.6 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. The nearest place of any size is Greater Sudbury, 42 km away. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 42 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Commodore Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Commodore Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -12°C to 19°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Commodore Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Crooked Lake sits 2.9 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Commodore Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.