Derniere Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Ontario, this is Derniere Lake. Everything around it is rolling bush. With some 39 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 3.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Dowling sits 104 km from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Rayside-Balfour (106 km) and Capreol (106 km). Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Derniere Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Derniere Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. From about late April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Derniere Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. 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. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Doris Lake, 0.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Derniere Lake before loading the car.