Fishing at Goldie Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Goldie Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. The surroundings are spruce and muskeg. It covers about 10.18 sq km, which means weather matters as much as tactics. Some 91 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. On our Sudbury list it sits near the top for size. You are 43 km from Chapleau. Greater Sudbury sits 279 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Goldie Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Goldie Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Goldie Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Musquash Lake at 3.5 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Goldie Lake for certain.