Fishing at Hassett Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Hassett Lake is one of the Sudbury waters in Ontario. The bank is 362 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Sudbury are larger. For a base, Timmins sits 99 km out. Capreol follows at 100 km, then Englehart at 102 km. Close by you also have: Foisey Lake 0.8 km away, Violet Lake 1.5 km, Ribble Lake 2.4 km away, Caswell Lake 2.4 km and Clark Lake 2.6 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Hassett 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. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Hassett Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 17°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Hassett Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Foisey Lake sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Hassett Lake as something to verify.