Fishing Cuckoo Lake in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Cuckoo Lake is one of the Greater Sudbury listings for Ontario. Height above sea level is 231 metres. It runs to roughly 25 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 3.5 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. Lively is the closest town at 31 km. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 43 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Cuckoo Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Greater Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Cuckoo Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -11°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Cuckoo Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Dan Lake is 1.4 km distant. The position on Cuckoo Lake is worth confirming on the day.