Finish Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Finish Lake belongs to Sudbury. Elevation runs to 398 metres. Around 18 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 3.1 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. You are 27 km from Chapleau. Wawa is 127 km away, with Timmins at 142 km. Others worth noting: 2.3 km away is Bobs Lake, Roy Lake 2.4 km away, 3.3 km away is Cedric Lake, Dempster Lake 3.5 km away and 4.7 km away is Roswell Lake. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Finish Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Finish Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Finish Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Bobs Lake, 2.3 km away. What applies at Finish Lake may have changed since it was mapped.