Fishing Duckbill Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Duckbill Lake is a Sudbury water, Ontario side. The surroundings are northern bush. With some 22 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 2.6 km, and most of it is walkable. Start from Chapleau, 51 km down the road. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 277 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Duckbill Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Duckbill Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -17°C for January. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Duckbill Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Crazy Lake, 1.7 km out. The position on Duckbill Lake is worth confirming on the day.