Hambone Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Sudbury entry here is Hambone Lake, in Ontario. The surface lies 411 metres up. It measures about 59 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 4.0 km of margin, front to back. Some 30 km away sits Chapleau, the nearest settlement. Wawa is 108 km and Timmins 154 km. In the same area: Poach Lake some 1.8 km off, Chagma Lake lies 2.6 km on, Floranna Lake some 2.6 km off, Yoyo Lake lies 4 km on and Valere Lake some 5.7 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Hambone Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Hambone Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Hambone Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. 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. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Poach Lake, 1.8 km out. The position on Hambone Lake is worth confirming on the day.